Drug Safety Information for LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM (Liothyronine sodium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM* (Liothyronine sodium)

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 LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective289
2Fatigue*283
3Nausea222
4Headache*220
5Pain159
6Weight increased*152
7Dyspnoea147
8Dizziness140
9Depression138
10Insomnia*137
11Feeling abnormal134
12Diarrhoea128
13Anxiety120
14Arthralgia117
15Malaise116
16Palpitations110
17Asthenia107
18Alopecia*97
19Rash95
20Pain in extremity88

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypothyroidism*2475
2Product used for unknown indication1438
3Thyroid disorder1044
4Autoimmune thyroiditis*284
5Thyroidectomy*120
6Tri-iodothyronine decreased100
7Depression*97
8Weight decreased*47
9Thyroid cancer*45
10Thyroid hormone replacement therapy45

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


Types of Adverse Events for LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 14145


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 14145*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Liothyronine sodium (Liothyronine sodium, Cytomel, Triostat)

Charts are based on 14145 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.