Drug Safety Information for LYSTEDA (Tranexamic acid)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for CYKLOKAPRON (TRANEXAMIC ACID) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for LYSTEDA (TRANEXAMIC ACID) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for TRANEXAMIC ACID (TRANEXAMIC ACID) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for LYSTEDA* (Tranexamic acid)

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 LYSTEDA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia201
2Platelet count decreased154
3Pneumonia126
4Anaemia119
5Haemoglobin decreased117
6Dyspnoea105
7Renal failure acute104
8Diarrhoea100
9Alanine aminotransferase increased96
10Nausea*95
11Aspartate aminotransferase increased93
12Haemorrhage*90
13Vomiting89
14Malaise87
15White blood cell count decreased82
16Sepsis82
17Thrombocytopenia81
18Hepatic function abnormal81
19Pulmonary embolism78
20Convulsion77

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1574
2Menorrhagia*343
3Haemorrhage294
4Prophylaxis242
5Nasopharyngitis210
6Haemorrhage prophylaxis207
7Haemoptysis183
8Gastrointestinal haemorrhage141
9Haematuria105
10Haemostasis95

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


Types of Adverse Events for LYSTEDA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12421


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LYSTEDA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12421*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tranexamic acid (Transamin, Cyklokapron, Amchafibrin, Exacyl, Anvitoff, Ugurol, Lysteda, Tranexamic acid)

Charts are based on 12421 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.