Drug Safety Information for KETOZOLE (Ketoconazole)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for EXTINA (KETOCONAZOLE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for XOLEGEL (KETOCONAZOLE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for KETOZOLE* (Ketoconazole)

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 KETOZOLE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Therapeutic response unexpected224
2Drug ineffective223
3Nausea*205
4Fatigue200
5Drug interaction176
6Pain161
7Dyspnoea153
8Asthenia145
9Dizziness142
10Off label use140
11Vomiting*136
12Diarrhoea127
13Pyrexia127
14Rash124
15Inappropriate schedule of drug administration119
16Headache*119
17Anaemia117
18Pruritus*113
19Back pain109
20Depression106

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1667
2Prostate cancer638
3Rash308
4Fungal infection268
5Seborrhoeic dermatitis*245
6Psoriasis216
7Dandruff*206
8Prostate cancer metastatic194
9Onychomycosis193
10Fungal skin infection173

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


Types of Adverse Events for KETOZOLE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20803


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for KETOZOLE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20803*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ketoconazole (Ketodan, Kuric, Extina, Ketozole, Nizoral, Nizoral a-d, Xolegel, Ketoconazole)

Charts are based on 20803 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.