Drug Safety Information for CELLCEPT (Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for CELLCEPT (MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for CELLCEPT* (Mycophenolate mofetil 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 CELLCEPT
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia1510
2Diarrhoea*1331
3Death1314
4Blood creatinine increased1157
5Cytomegalovirus infection1064
6Transplant rejection1046
7Pneumonia938
8Kidney transplant rejection937
9Sepsis871
10Anaemia868
11Drug ineffective826
12Nausea*817
13Renal failure acute776
14Vomiting775
15Renal failure746
16Renal impairment707
17Dyspnoea682
18Drug interaction658
19Urinary tract infection572
20Hypertension532

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Renal transplant*15046
2Product used for unknown indication9101
3Immunosuppression7580
4Prophylaxis against transplant rejection7283
5Liver transplant3363
6Prophylaxis against graft versus host disease3017
7Heart transplant*2825
8Immunosuppressant drug therapy2408
9Systemic lupus erythematosus1530
10Lung transplant1468

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


Types of Adverse Events for CELLCEPT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 116760


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CELLCEPT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 116760*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride (Mmf, Cellcept)

Charts are based on 116760 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.