Drug Safety Information for CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (Gonadotropin, chorionic)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for PREGNYL (GONADOTROPIN, CHORIONIC) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN* (Gonadotropin, chorionic)

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 CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome233
2Ectopic pregnancy60
3Maternal exposure before pregnancy53
4Abortion spontaneous49
5Ascites47
6Pregnancy47
7Drug ineffective38
8Abortion33
9Caesarean section33
10Dyspnoea29
11Nausea29
12Pleural effusion27
13Abdominal pain26
14Ovarian torsion26
15Pulmonary embolism24
16Vomiting24
17Abdominal distension24
18Twin pregnancy22
19Product quality issue20
20Pain20

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Ovulation induction450
2In vitro fertilisation356
3Infertility219
4Product used for unknown indication209
5Assisted fertilisation123
6Infertility female94
7Weight decreased72
8Cryptorchism63
9Weight control63
10Obesity50

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


Types of Adverse Events for CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3089


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3089*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Gonadotropin, chorionic (A.p.l., Follutein, Hcg, Pregnyl)

Charts are based on 3089 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.