Drug Safety Information for CAMPRAL (Acamprosate calcium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for CAMPRAL* (Acamprosate calcium)

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 CAMPRAL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diarrhoea46
2Nausea40
3Overdose37
4Drug interaction34
5Depression*33
6Vomiting33
7Toxicity to various agents33
8Agitation32
9Dizziness27
10Confusional state26
11Suicide attempt25
12Fall25
13Suicidal ideation*24
14Anxiety24
15Decreased appetite24
16Thrombocytopenia23
17Somnolence*23
18Drug ineffective22
19Dyspnoea22
20Malaise21

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Alcoholism*848
2Product used for unknown indication271
3Alcohol abuse*144
4Abstains from alcohol83
5Alcohol use74
6Alcohol withdrawal syndrome52
7Alcohol detoxification21
8Alcohol poisoning15
9Renal disorder13
10Prophylaxis against alcoholic withdrawal syndrome12

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


Types of Adverse Events for CAMPRAL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3753


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CAMPRAL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3753*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Acamprosate calcium (Acamprosate calcium, Campral, Acamprostate, Campral ec, Acamprosate, Aotal)

Charts are based on 3753 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.