Drug Safety Information for BRETHINE (Terbutaline sulfate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for BRETHINE* (Terbutaline sulfate)

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 BRETHINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea243
2Asthma173
3Headache122
4Dizziness122
5Drug interaction120
6Vomiting119
7Fatigue116
8Nausea115
9Drug ineffective111
10Diarrhoea108
11Pneumonia103
12Pyrexia101
13Malaise89
14Confusional state88
15Renal failure acute87
16Condition aggravated82
17Pruritus80
18Anaemia80
19Renal failure79
20Cardiac failure73

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1852
2Asthma1442
3Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease405
4Premature labour373
5Dyspnoea168
6Tocolysis96
7Bronchitis92
8Uterine contractions during pregnancy76
9Bronchospasm63
10Foetal exposure during pregnancy60

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


Types of Adverse Events for BRETHINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15037


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BRETHINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15037*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Terbutaline sulfate (Terbasmin, Terbutaline, Terbutalina, Bricanyl, Brethine, Brethaire, Terbutaline sulfate)

Charts are based on 15037 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.