Drug Safety Information for CRIXIVAN (Indinavir sulfate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for CRIXIVAN (INDINAVIR SULFATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for CRIXIVAN* (Indinavir sulfate)

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 CRIXIVAN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Lipodystrophy acquired95
2Nephrolithiasis*73
3Nausea*71
4Vomiting68
5Diarrhoea*64
6Pyrexia57
7Drug interaction49
8Aspartate aminotransferase increased49
9Immune reconstitution syndrome47
10Drug ineffective47
11Mitochondrial toxicity46
12Osteonecrosis46
13Eyelid ptosis44
14Alanine aminotransferase increased43
15Anaemia41
16Renal failure acute40
17Fatigue40
18Hypertriglyceridaemia39
19Weight decreased39
20Neutropenia39

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hiv infection3352
2Product used for unknown indication185
3Hiv test positive108
4Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome94
5Antiretroviral therapy61
6Prophylaxis against hiv infection61
7Maternal exposure during pregnancy53
8Ill-defined disorder33
9Prophylaxis32
10Human immunodeficiency virus transmission26

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


Types of Adverse Events for CRIXIVAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5787


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CRIXIVAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5787*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Indinavir sulfate (Indinavir sulfate, Indinavir sulphate, Indinavir, Idv, Crixivan)

Charts are based on 5787 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.