Drug Safety Information for LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE (Levorphanol tartrate)

REMS for Levorphanol Tartrate (LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Shared FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy

Adverse Drug Reactions for LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE* (Levorphanol tartrate)

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 LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Toxicity to various agents6
2Pain5
3Overdose5
4Petechiae4
5Lung disorder4
6Pruritus3
7Arthralgia3
8Somnolence3
9Hypoaesthesia3
10Nausea3
11Back pain3
12Sudden infant death syndrome3
13Drug withdrawal syndrome2
14Intentional drug misuse2
15Product quality issue2
16Dizziness2
17Inadequate analgesia2
18Pleural effusion2
19Headache2
20Hyperhidrosis2

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication16
2Pain15
3Nasopharyngitis11
4Arthralgia7
5Complex regional pain syndrome3
6Sedation2
7Bone pain2
8Back pain2

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


Types of Adverse Events for LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 234


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 234*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Levorphanol tartrate (Levorphanol tartrate, Dromoran, Levo-dromoran)

Charts are based on 234 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.