Drug Safety Information for FLECAINIDE ACETATE (Flecainide acetate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for FLECAINIDE ACETATE* (Flecainide acetate)

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 FLECAINIDE ACETATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Atrial fibrillation346
2Dyspnoea276
3Drug interaction221
4Drug ineffective217
5Dizziness*207
6Nausea201
7Fatigue*174
8Asthenia170
9Malaise167
10Toxicity to various agents159
11Headache*149
12Hypotension142
13Fall139
14Diarrhoea135
15Palpitations132
16Vomiting128
17Syncope122
18Bradycardia121
19Arrhythmia118
20Loss of consciousness107

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Atrial fibrillation*3519
2Product used for unknown indication1869
3Arrhythmia*1090
4Cardiac disorder326
5Supraventricular tachycardia258
6Heart rate irregular172
7Atrial flutter129
8Tachycardia*119
9Atrial tachycardia85
10Prophylaxis76

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


Types of Adverse Events for FLECAINIDE ACETATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19277


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for FLECAINIDE ACETATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19277*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Flecainide acetate (Flecainide, Apocard, Flecadura, Flecainide acetate, Tambocor)

Charts are based on 19277 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.