Drug Safety Information for CLEMASTINE FUMARATE (Clemastine fumarate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for CLEMASTINE FUMARATE* (Clemastine fumarate)

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 CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea81
2Pyrexia62
3Nausea*49
4Vomiting42
5Diarrhoea41
6Fatigue37
7Hypersensitivity37
8Rash34
9Infusion related reaction33
10Pruritus33
11Asthenia31
12General physical health deterioration30
13Pneumonia29
14Erythema29
15Hypertension28
16Headache28
17Neutropenia25
18Pancytopenia24
19Back pain24
20Cough23

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Premedication680
2Product used for unknown indication319
3Prophylaxis89
4Hypersensitivity78
5Influenza65
6Nasopharyngitis64
7Urticaria42
8Pruritus35
9Antiallergic therapy29
10Breast cancer26

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


Types of Adverse Events for CLEMASTINE FUMARATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4098


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CLEMASTINE FUMARATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4098*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Clemastine fumarate (Dayhist allergy, Leader allerhist, Clemastine, Clemastine fumarate, Wal hist, Tavist, Tavist-1)

Charts are based on 4098 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.