Drug Safety Information for BISOPRODOL FUMARATE (Bisoprolol fumarate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ZIAC (BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for BISOPRODOL FUMARATE* (Bisoprolol fumarate)

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 BISOPRODOL FUMARATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug interaction1513
2Dyspnoea1485
3Renal failure acute1319
4Diarrhoea1103
5Nausea1045
6Dizziness*920
7Fatigue*900
8Fall882
9Vomiting881
10Atrial fibrillation878
11Hypotension843
12Asthenia837
13Malaise823
14Anaemia757
15Renal failure739
16Cardiac failure726
17Pyrexia700
18Confusional state663
19Syncope657
20Dehydration626

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication17240
2Hypertension*13392
3Atrial fibrillation2218
4Cardiac failure1286
5Cardiac disorder800
6Coronary artery disease772
7Myocardial ischaemia700
8Blood pressure693
9Cardiac failure congestive447
10Arrhythmia437

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


Types of Adverse Events for BISOPRODOL FUMARATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 107842


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BISOPRODOL FUMARATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 107842*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Bisoprolol fumarate (Bisoprodol fumarate, Bisoprolol, Zebeta, Bisoprolol fumarate)

Charts are based on 107842 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.