Drug Safety Information for FRAGMIN (Dalteparin sodium)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for FRAGMIN (DALTEPARIN SODIUM) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for FRAGMIN* (Dalteparin sodium)

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 FRAGMIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pulmonary embolism345
2Deep vein thrombosis256
3Pyrexia242
4Nausea218
5Dyspnoea216
6Diarrhoea216
7Vomiting207
8Drug interaction203
9Haemoglobin decreased198
10Thrombocytopenia193
11Anaemia180
12Pneumonia180
13Renal failure acute172
14Sepsis161
15Death160
16Platelet count decreased147
17Fall147
18Hypotension146
19Pain144
20Abdominal pain132

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Thrombosis prophylaxis2413
2Product used for unknown indication2396
3Prophylaxis1255
4Deep vein thrombosis792
5Lung neoplasm malignant606
6Pulmonary embolism585
7Anticoagulant therapy496
8Ill-defined disorder256
9Thrombosis183
10Antiphospholipid syndrome132

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


Types of Adverse Events for FRAGMIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 24293


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for FRAGMIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 24293*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Dalteparin sodium (Dalteparin sodium, Dalteparin, Fragmin)

Charts are based on 24293 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.