Drug Safety Information for INCIVEK (Telaprevir)

Adverse Drug Reactions for INCIVEK* (Telaprevir)

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 INCIVEK
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Fatigue5514
2Nausea4380
3Anaemia4371
4Rash3906
5Pruritus3137
6Diarrhoea2176
7Headache2087
8Anorectal discomfort2053
9Vomiting2020
10Decreased appetite1812
11Asthenia1697
12White blood cell count decreased1606
13Dyspnoea1605
14Influenza like illness1488
15Pyrexia1417
16Dizziness1347
17Insomnia1272
18Haemoglobin decreased1123
19Haemorrhoids1116
20Weight decreased1083

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hepatitis c95147
2Product used for unknown indication1151
3Hepatitis c virus test positive133
4Hepatitis78
5Hiv infection57
6Hepatic cirrhosis36
7Chronic hepatitis31
8Liver disorder21
9Hepatitis cholestatic18
10Hepatic fibrosis16

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


Types of Adverse Events for INCIVEK

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 103634


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for INCIVEK

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 103634*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Telaprevir (Vx-950, Incivek)

Charts are based on 103634 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.