Drug Safety Information for DRISDOL (Ergocalciferol)

Adverse Drug Reactions for DRISDOL* (Ergocalciferol)

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 DRISDOL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Fatigue4052
2Nausea*3931
3Pain3286
4Drug ineffective3219
5Diarrhoea3161
6Headache3131
7Arthralgia2778
8Dyspnoea2760
9Fall2758
10Dizziness*2696
11Asthenia2482
12Pain in extremity2394
13Vomiting2062
14Injection site pain1982
15Back pain1889
16Malaise1873
17Pruritus1867
18Weight decreased1684
19Flushing1648
20Pyrexia1647

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication51243
2Vitamin supplementation10824
3Vitamin d deficiency*5057
4Osteoporosis4008
5Supplementation therapy3575
6Vitamin d decreased2666
7Bone disorder1456
8Prophylaxis1231
9Routine health maintenance939
10Hypovitaminosis818

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


Types of Adverse Events for DRISDOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 273080


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for DRISDOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 273080*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ergocalciferol (Deltalin, Sterogyl, Calcidol, Drisdol, Vitamin d, Ergocalciferol)

Charts are based on 273080 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.