Drug Safety Information for BENZAMYCIN (Benzoyl peroxide; erythromycin)

Adverse Drug Reactions for BENZAMYCIN* (Benzoyl peroxide; erythromycin)

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 BENZAMYCIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Anxiety39
2Pain33
3Depression32
4Inflammatory bowel disease27
5Rash25
6Erythema25
7Injury24
8Pruritus*23
9Colitis ulcerative22
10Deep vein thrombosis21
11Headache20
12Acne19
13Pulmonary embolism19
14Dry skin*19
15Crohn's disease18
16Nausea18
17Colitis18
18Chest pain17
19Emotional distress17
20Dyspnoea16

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of BENZAMYCIN " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking BENZAMYCIN
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Acne*674
2Product used for unknown indication323
3Dermatitis contact29
4Therapeutic skin care topical27
5Folliculitis24
6Rosacea19
7Rash18
8Acne cystic16
9Skin disorder4
10Hidradenitis3

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for BENZAMYCIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2494


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BENZAMYCIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2494*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Benzoyl peroxide; erythromycin (Benzamycin pak, Benzamycin)

Charts are based on 2494 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.