Drug Safety Information for FLOXIN (Ofloxacin)

Adverse Drug Reactions for FLOXIN* (Ofloxacin)

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 FLOXIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia133
2Drug interaction109
3Dyspnoea109
4Pain*93
5Renal failure acute89
6Nausea81
7Diarrhoea79
8Anaemia76
9Confusional state76
10Asthenia69
11Depression69
12Headache68
13Arthralgia*65
14Anxiety*65
15Rash63
16Thrombocytopenia61
17Malaise58
18Vomiting57
19Condition aggravated56
20Pneumonia56

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication985
2Prostatitis745
3Urinary tract infection*375
4Ear infection221
5Pelvic inflammatory disease192
6Tuberculosis167
7Otitis externa152
8Ill-defined disorder150
9Infection141
10Conjunctivitis137

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


Types of Adverse Events for FLOXIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 13166


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for FLOXIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 13166*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ofloxacin (Ofloxacin otic, Ocuflox, Floxin otic, Ofloxacin ophthalmic, Floxin, Ofloxacin, Levofloxacina, Tarivid)

Charts are based on 13166 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.