Drug Safety Information for BICNU (Carmustine)

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Adverse Drug Reactions for BICNU* (Carmustine)

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 BICNU
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia107
2Brain oedema99
3Thrombocytopenia88
4Pneumonia85
5Sepsis73
6Mucosal inflammation73
7Febrile neutropenia72
8Death71
9Neutropenia*68
10Convulsion68
11Myelodysplastic syndrome62
12Infection60
13Diarrhoea59
14Stem cell transplant58
15Headache53
16Anaemia49
17Toxicity to various agents46
18Asthenia46
19Pancytopenia46
20Vomiting43

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Glioblastoma multiforme799
2Malignant glioma457
3Non-hodgkin's lymphoma301
4Glioblastoma261
5Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma214
6Product used for unknown indication188
7Multiple myeloma177
8Mantle cell lymphoma158
9Lymphoma140
10B-cell lymphoma138

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


Types of Adverse Events for BICNU

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7000


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BICNU

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7000*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Carmustine (Gliadel, Bicnu)

Charts are based on 7000 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.