Drug Safety Information for BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (Benazepril hydrochloride; hydrochlorothiazide)
Safety-related Labeling Changes for LOTENSIN HCT (BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link
Adverse Drug Reactions for BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE* (Benazepril hydrochloride; hydrochlorothiazide)
These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).
Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Side Effect | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Dizziness* | 25 |
2 | Hypertension | 18 |
3 | Headache* | 17 |
4 | Nausea | 15 |
5 | Fall | 13 |
6 | Asthenia | 12 |
7 | Dyspnoea | 12 |
8 | Myocardial infarction | 11 |
9 | Insomnia | 11 |
10 | Vomiting | 11 |
11 | Diarrhoea | 11 |
12 | Back pain | 10 |
13 | Malaise | 10 |
14 | Arthralgia | 10 |
15 | Drug ineffective | 10 |
16 | Fatigue | 10 |
17 | Oedema peripheral | 9 |
18 | Syncope | 9 |
19 | Confusional state | 9 |
20 | Anxiety | 8 |
* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.
Top 10 Reasons for Taking BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Reason | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Hypertension | 332 |
2 | Blood pressure abnormal | 116 |
3 | Product used for unknown indication | 45 |
4 | Blood pressure | 39 |
5 | Blood pressure increased | 35 |
6 | Essential hypertension | 7 |
7 | Prophylaxis | 5 |
8 | Atrial fibrillation | 1 |
9 | Blood cholesterol increased | 1 |
*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.
Types of Adverse Events for BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1489
Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BENAZEPRIL HYDROCHLORIDE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1489*
* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Benazepril hydrochloride; hydrochlorothiazide (Lotensin hct)
Charts are based on 1489 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.
Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.
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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.