Drug Safety Information for BRILINTA (Ticagrelor)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for BRILINTA (TICAGRELOR) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for BRILINTA* (Ticagrelor)

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 BRILINTA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea753
2Myocardial infarction416
3Thrombosis in device337
4Off label use258
5Death241
6Coronary artery occlusion204
7Chest pain203
8Gastrointestinal haemorrhage186
9Acute myocardial infarction172
10Haemorrhage159
11Dizziness155
12Drug dose omission143
13Fatigue140
14Malaise123
15Anaemia117
16Nausea111
17Rash111
18Weight decreased109
19Epistaxis108
20Haemoglobin decreased93

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Stent placement1869
2Acute coronary syndrome1483
3Acute myocardial infarction753
4Myocardial infarction665
5Product used for unknown indication579
6Thrombosis prophylaxis514
7Coronary artery disease513
8Coronary arterial stent insertion295
9Anticoagulant therapy285
10Percutaneous coronary intervention237

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


Types of Adverse Events for BRILINTA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 13750


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BRILINTA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 13750*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ticagrelor (Azd6140, Brilinta)

Charts are based on 13750 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.

Click to go back to search results and BRILINTA Reviews and Review Summary .

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.