Drug Safety Information for FEMARA (Letrozole)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for FEMARA (LETROZOLE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for KISQALI FEMARA CO-PACK (COPACKAGED) (LETROZOLE; RIBOCICLIB SUCCINATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for FEMARA* (Letrozole)

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 FEMARA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Arthralgia*654
2Neoplasm malignant637
3Fatigue*526
4Pain*492
5Death484
6Nausea456
7Osteonecrosis413
8Breast cancer409
9Dyspnoea396
10Diarrhoea340
11Headache313
12Dizziness309
13Pain in extremity*306
14Fall300
15Osteonecrosis of jaw292
16Bone pain279
17Asthenia277
18Metastases to bone273
19Vomiting270
20Back pain269

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Breast cancer*13330
2Product used for unknown indication2666
3Breast cancer metastatic*2004
4Breast cancer female546
5Neoplasm malignant*422
6Breast cancer recurrent260
7Breast cancer stage iv160
8Metastases to bone149
9Ovulation induction102
10Breast cancer stage ii*87

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


Types of Adverse Events for FEMARA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 48535


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for FEMARA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 48535*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Letrozole (Cgs 20267, Femara, Letrozole)

Charts are based on 48535 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.