Drug Safety Information for DRIXORAL (Dexbrompheniramine maleate; pseudoephedrine sulfate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for DRIXORAL* (Dexbrompheniramine maleate; pseudoephedrine 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 DRIXORAL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea11
2Drug ineffective9
3Headache8
4Vomiting7
5Anxiety6
6Fatigue6
7Dizziness6
8Depression5
9Malaise5
10Pain5
11Cerebrovascular accident5
12Drug dependence4
13Somnolence*4
14Feeling abnormal4
15Palpitations4
16Hypertension4
17Constipation4
18Gastrooesophageal reflux disease4
19Drug hypersensitivity4
20Dyspepsia4

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication24
2Influenza15
3Sinusitis14
4Ill-defined disorder12
5Multiple allergies11
6Rhinorrhoea9
7Hypersensitivity9
8Rhinitis8
9Nasopharyngitis7
10Sinus disorder6

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


Types of Adverse Events for DRIXORAL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 566


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for DRIXORAL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 566*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Dexbrompheniramine maleate; pseudoephedrine sulfate (Brompheril, Disobrom, Resporal, Disophrol, Drixoral)

Charts are based on 566 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.