Drug Safety Information for GANTRISIN (Sulfisoxazole diolamine)

Adverse Drug Reactions for GANTRISIN* (Sulfisoxazole diolamine)

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 GANTRISIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pathogen resistance5
2Pyrexia3
3Death3
4Decreased appetite3
5Oedema peripheral3
6Infusion related reaction2
7Erythema2
8Malaise2
9Nausea2
10Febrile neutropenia2
11Haemoglobin decreased2
12Diarrhoea2
13Weight decreased2
14Pruritus2
15Injection site haematoma2
16Atrial fibrillation1
17Apnoea1
18Platelet count decreased1
19Overdose1
20Rheumatoid arthritis1

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication7
2Conjunctivitis4

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


Types of Adverse Events for GANTRISIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 100


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for GANTRISIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 100*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sulfisoxazole diolamine (Soxazole, Sulfalar, Sulsoxin, Sulphafurazole, Gantrisin, Sulfisoxazole, Sosol)

Charts are based on 100 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.