Drug Safety Information for LIDEX (Fluocinonide)

Adverse Drug Reactions for LIDEX* (Fluocinonide)

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 LIDEX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Rash84
2Pain83
3Fatigue78
4Drug ineffective76
5Dyspnoea73
6Headache57
7Pruritus56
8Nausea55
9Dizziness53
10Oedema peripheral52
11Hypertension51
12Chest pain50
13Diarrhoea50
14Arthralgia49
15Asthenia47
16Anxiety47
17Psoriasis47
18Abdominal pain45
19Depression44
20Pain in extremity43

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication604
2Psoriasis358
3Rash160
4Pruritus131
5Eczema104
6Ulcer92
7Dermatitis atopic63
8Skin disorder59
9Seborrhoea46
10Rash pruritic32

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


Types of Adverse Events for LIDEX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7629


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LIDEX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7629*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fluocinonide (Tiamol, Metosyn, Topsyn, Topsym, Licon, Dermacin, Lidex-e, Lidex, Fluocinonide, Vanos)

Charts are based on 7629 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.