Drug Safety Information for JANUVIA (Sitagliptin phosphate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for JANUVIA (SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for JANUVIA* (Sitagliptin phosphate)

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 JANUVIA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Blood glucose increased1903
2Pancreatitis1622
3Drug ineffective*1424
4Nausea*1331
5Pancreatic carcinoma1159
6Diarrhoea1109
7Headache*1013
8Dizziness949
9Hypoglycaemia864
10Rash834
11Fatigue*780
12Dyspnoea770
13Vomiting727
14Weight decreased702
15Asthenia636
16Death629
17Malaise577
18Pruritus553
19Abdominal pain551
20Constipation540

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Type 2 diabetes mellitus29747
2Diabetes mellitus*19350
3Product used for unknown indication5590
4Blood glucose531
5Blood glucose increased403
6Type 1 diabetes mellitus345
7Blood glucose abnormal254
8Hyperglycaemia165
9Diabetes mellitus inadequate control141
10Glycosylated haemoglobin increased106

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


Types of Adverse Events for JANUVIA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 91152


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for JANUVIA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 91152*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sitagliptin phosphate (Sitagliptin, Januvia)

Charts are based on 91152 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.