Drug Safety Information for CELESTONE SOLUSPAN (Betamethasone acetate; betamethasone sodium phosphate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for CELESTONE SOLUSPAN (BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for CELESTONE SOLUSPAN* (Betamethasone acetate; betamethasone sodium phosphate)

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 CELESTONE SOLUSPAN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Injection site pain14
2Injection site erythema13
3Erythema12
4Pain12
5Pain in extremity11
6Syncope11
7Dizziness10
8Hypoaesthesia10
9Loss of consciousness9
10Injection site swelling9
11Headache9
12Anaphylactic reaction8
13Dyspnoea8
14Malaise8
15Anxiety7
16Pruritus7
17Insomnia7
18Arthralgia7
19Vomiting6
20Nausea6

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Arthralgia60
2Nerve block38
3Sinusitis38
4Piriformis syndrome33
5Seasonal allergy29
6Back pain29
7Optic neuritis27
8Upper respiratory tract infection25
9Tendonitis19
10Intervertebral disc protrusion18

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


Types of Adverse Events for CELESTONE SOLUSPAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 756


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CELESTONE SOLUSPAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 756*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Betamethasone acetate; betamethasone sodium phosphate (Celestone soluspan)

Charts are based on 756 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.