Drug Safety Information for LIMBITROL (Amitriptyline hydrochloride; chlordiazepoxide)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for LIMBITROL (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for LIMBITROL* (Amitriptyline hydrochloride; chlordiazepoxide)

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 LIMBITROL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea17
2Pain16
3Headache*14
4Fatigue14
5Asthenia13
6Anxiety13
7Depression13
8Dizziness12
9Dyspnoea12
10Weight decreased12
11Pain in extremity11
12Diarrhoea11
13Pneumonia11
14Fall10
15Hypoaesthesia9
16Arthralgia9
17Oedema peripheral9
18Back pain9
19Abdominal pain upper9
20Drug ineffective8

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Depression122
2Product used for unknown indication52
3Anxiety*41
4Insomnia22
5Antidepressant therapy18
6Fibromyalgia15
7Muscle relaxant therapy8
8Relaxation therapy4
9Spondylitis4
10Neuralgia4

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


Types of Adverse Events for LIMBITROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1430


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LIMBITROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1430*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Amitriptyline hydrochloride; chlordiazepoxide (Limbitrol ds, Limbitrol)

Charts are based on 1430 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.