Drug Safety Information for ETODOLAC (Etodolac)

Adverse Drug Reactions for ETODOLAC* (Etodolac)

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 ETODOLAC
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea255
2Dyspnoea226
3Pain226
4Drug ineffective193
5Headache*192
6Dizziness185
7Fatigue184
8Arthralgia175
9Pyrexia169
10Chest pain146
11Diarrhoea*144
12Vomiting141
13Pain in extremity133
14Asthenia129
15Anxiety128
16Pneumonia128
17Back pain127
18Anaemia122
19Depression121
20Malaise120

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1542
2Rheumatoid arthritis1117
3Pain1077
4Arthritis*674
5Back pain*377
6Osteoarthritis*316
7Inflammation258
8Arthralgia254
9Antiinflammatory therapy186
10Psoriatic arthropathy113

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


Types of Adverse Events for ETODOLAC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 22526


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ETODOLAC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 22526*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Etodolac (Etodolac, Lodine, Lodine xl, Ultradol)

Charts are based on 22526 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.