Drug Safety Information for DEPO-TESTOSTERONE (Testosterone cypionate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for DEPO-TESTOSTERONE* (Testosterone cypionate)

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 DEPO-TESTOSTERONE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Myocardial infarction208
2Drug ineffective136
3Deep vein thrombosis101
4Cerebrovascular accident100
5Pain79
6Pulmonary embolism77
7Dyspnoea64
8Fatigue60
9Product quality issue60
10Acute myocardial infarction59
11Injection site pain53
12Anxiety*50
13Thrombosis47
14Asthenia46
15Economic problem40
16Depression*40
17Poor quality drug administered39
18Burning sensation39
19Pain in extremity39
20Headache38

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking DEPO-TESTOSTERONE
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Blood testosterone decreased1229
2Product used for unknown indication324
3Hypogonadism*247
4Hormone replacement therapy225
5Fatigue201
6Libido decreased142
7Androgen deficiency122
8Androgen replacement therapy108
9Off label use42
10Klinefelter's syndrome42

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


Types of Adverse Events for DEPO-TESTOSTERONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4994


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for DEPO-TESTOSTERONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4994*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Testosterone cypionate (Duratest, Depo-testosterone)

Charts are based on 4994 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.