FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for COMPAZINE

These tables and charts are based on 19,517 total reports for COMPAZINE (PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through July 30, 2026.

This FAERS total includes 18,724 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 793 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted MedWatch reports. Adverse events listed on this page represent serious and sometimes rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects in the most recent official drug label.

For a separate summary of the 793 U.S. reports filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch COMPAZINE summary report. (See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with COMPAZINE (reported in FAERS Database)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1NAUSEA2985
2FATIGUE2251
3DIARRHEA1982
4VOMITING1867
5SHORTNESS OF BREATH1253
6LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA)1251
7DEATH1228
8DEHYDRATION1136
9PAIN993
10FEVER977
11PNEUMONIA919
12DECREASED APPETITE905
13CONSTIPATION886
14ANEMIA885
15HEADACHE875
16DIZZINESS868
17WEIGHT DECREASED810
18OFF LABEL USE792
19RASH780
20ABDOMINAL PAIN749

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for COMPAZINE

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome8567
2Patient recovered4426
3Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved3642
4Patient died2122
5Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving1979
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues233

Yearly FDA Adverse Event Reports (Table)

YearNumber of Reports
2004499
2005558
2006548
2007574
2008603
2009650
2010729
2011720
20121002
2013773
2014772
20151388
20161344
20171508
20181549
20191330
20201363
20211048
2022875
2023575
2024540
2025405
2026164

Reports by Patient Age Group (Table)

Age GroupNumber of Reports
0-1016
11-20135
21-30357
31-40716
41-501602
51-602995
61-703756
71-802515
81-90697
91+46

Based on 12835 reports that included a patient age.

COMPAZINE Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 7664    10983    870    19,517  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
United States  13967
United Kingdom  13
Canada  2
Germany  2
France  2
Switzerland  1
Netherlands  1
Puerto Rico  1

Outcomes for Reports

Serious: 14856
Not Serious: 4658
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Top Indications      
Migraine

Top Companies Reporting

Safety-Related FDA Updates

For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.

Notes

Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent official drug label This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for COMPAZINE reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated with reports received through July 30, 2026.

This summary includes ALL reports where the drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event. This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific adverse events.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers). Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting) report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported (voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug name differences, duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."

FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted for medical jargon. Please contact us with questions or comments about this report.