Drug Safety Information for BICILLIN L-A (Penicillin g benzathine)
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for BICILLIN C-R (PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE; PENICILLIN G PROCAINE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for BICILLIN L-A (PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link
Adverse Drug Reactions for BICILLIN L-A* (Penicillin g benzathine)
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 BICILLIN L-A
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Side Effect | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Injection site pain | 30 |
2 | Pyrexia* | 21 |
3 | Pain* | 18 |
4 | Pain in extremity | 14 |
5 | Nausea | 12 |
6 | Rash* | 12 |
7 | Dizziness | 12 |
8 | Injection site erythema | 11 |
9 | Expired drug administered | 11 |
10 | Headache | 11 |
11 | Vomiting | 11 |
12 | Gait disturbance | 10 |
13 | Dyspnoea | 10 |
14 | Arthralgia | 10 |
15 | Asthenia | 9 |
16 | Anxiety* | 8 |
17 | Insomnia | 8 |
18 | Diarrhoea | 8 |
19 | Malaise* | 8 |
20 | Injection site abscess | 7 |
* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of BICILLIN L-A " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.
Top 10 Reasons for Taking BICILLIN L-A
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Reason | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Syphilis | 130 |
2 | Lyme disease | 127 |
3 | Rheumatic fever | 73 |
4 | Pharyngitis streptococcal | 63 |
5 | Erysipelas | 61 |
6 | Product used for unknown indication | 58 |
7 | Bronchitis | 45 |
8 | Streptococcal infection | 25 |
9 | Bacterial infection | 21 |
10 | Pharyngitis | 20 |
*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.
Types of Adverse Events for BICILLIN L-A
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1282
Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BICILLIN L-A
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1282*
* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Penicillin g benzathine (Pendysin, Permapen, Bencelin, Benzetacil, Tardocillin, Penidural, Extencilline, Bicillin, Bicillin l-a)
Charts are based on 1282 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.