Drug Safety Information for BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE (Bromocriptine mesylate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for PARLODEL (BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for CYCLOSET (BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE* (Bromocriptine mesylate)

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 BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Headache*116
2Nausea*97
3Vomiting*94
4Dyspnoea91
5Dizziness*84
6Pyrexia74
7Drug ineffective63
8Neuroleptic malignant syndrome62
9Malaise56
10Fall54
11Blood prolactin increased54
12Tremor51
13Fatigue51
14Drug interaction50
15Somnolence*49
16Blood creatine phosphokinase increased47
17Hypotension44
18Hallucination*44
19Condition aggravated44
20Depression43

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1161
2Parkinson's disease800
3Prolactinoma*361
4Suppressed lactation336
5Hyperprolactinaemia*286
6Blood prolactin increased228
7Pituitary tumour benign*216
8Pituitary tumour160
9Parkinsonism145
10Acromegaly139

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


Types of Adverse Events for BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 8477


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 8477*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Bromocriptine mesylate (Bromocriptine, Parlodel, Bromocryptine, Bromocriptin, Cycloset)

Charts are based on 8477 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.