Drug Safety Information for CORGARD (Nadolol)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for CORGARD (NADOLOL) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for CORGARD* (Nadolol)

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 CORGARD
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*245
2Headache205
3Drug ineffective201
4Dizziness194
5Fatigue*192
6Diarrhoea181
7Dyspnoea*178
8Asthenia145
9Pain144
10Vomiting114
11Hypotension110
12Anaemia109
13Pain in extremity99
14Chest pain99
15Hypertension97
16Anxiety95
17Oedema peripheral90
18Arthralgia89
19Malaise89
20Fall88

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*1334
2Product used for unknown indication1002
3Migraine*277
4Blood pressure*171
5Mitral valve prolapse*166
6Cardiac disorder120
7Headache116
8Migraine prophylaxis95
9Varices oesophageal79
10Arrhythmia78

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


Types of Adverse Events for CORGARD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 17088


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CORGARD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 17088*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Nadolol (Corgard, Nadolol, Solgol)

Charts are based on 17088 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.