Drug Safety Information for EFFIENT (Prasugrel hydrochloride)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for EFFIENT (PRASUGREL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for EFFIENT* (Prasugrel hydrochloride)

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 EFFIENT
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Thrombosis in device315
2Myocardial infarction303
3Chest pain255
4Haemorrhage*171
5Dyspnoea171
6Acute myocardial infarction157
7Death153
8Gastrointestinal haemorrhage135
9Dizziness116
10Flushing115
11Nausea*115
12Off label use112
13Cerebrovascular accident112
14Contusion*111
15Fatigue102
16Drug ineffective97
17Angina pectoris96
18Headache96
19Drug dose omission96
20Coronary artery occlusion85

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Stent placement2410
2Product used for unknown indication1300
3Acute coronary syndrome772
4Percutaneous coronary intervention648
5Acute myocardial infarction407
6Anticoagulant therapy356
7Antiplatelet therapy319
8Coronary arterial stent insertion302
9Myocardial infarction231
10Coronary artery disease182

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


Types of Adverse Events for EFFIENT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12281


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for EFFIENT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12281*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Prasugrel hydrochloride (Effient)

Charts are based on 12281 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.