Drug Safety Information for BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE (Buspirone hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE* (Buspirone hydrochloride)

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 BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*710
2Anxiety*698
3Drug ineffective*685
4Depression557
5Headache*543
6Pain525
7Dizziness*496
8Fatigue485
9Dyspnoea459
10Insomnia*433
11Diarrhoea380
12Vomiting373
13Completed suicide352
14Fall349
15Weight increased*346
16Asthenia339
17Diabetes mellitus311
18Chest pain310
19Weight decreased304
20Tremor301

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Anxiety*6137
2Product used for unknown indication4750
3Depression*2002
4Panic attack*288
5Post-traumatic stress disorder223
6Nervousness187
7Bipolar disorder*179
8Anxiety disorder*175
9Generalised anxiety disorder*126
10Prophylaxis102

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


Types of Adverse Events for BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 51684


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 51684*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Buspirone hydrochloride (Buspirone hcl, Busp, Bespar, Buspirone, Buspar)

Charts are based on 51684 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.