Drug Safety Information for MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM (Meclofenamate sodium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM* (Meclofenamate 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 MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pain7
2Myocardial infarction6
3Urinary tract infection5
4Fatigue5
5Insomnia4
6Neuropathy peripheral4
7Oedema peripheral4
8Nausea4
9Drug ineffective3
10Dizziness3
11Dyspnoea3
12Arthritis3
13Hypersensitivity3
14Paraesthesia3
15Coronary artery disease3
16Arthralgia3
17Death3
18Deep vein thrombosis3
19Upper respiratory tract infection2
20Pancreatitis2

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication36
2Ill-defined disorder24
3Migraine14
4Pain9
5Dysmenorrhoea8
6Arthritis6
7Psoriatic arthropathy4
8Arthralgia2
9Rheumatoid arthritis2
10Periarthritis2

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


Types of Adverse Events for MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 368


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

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 368*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Meclofenamate sodium (Meclodium, Meclofenamic acid, Meclofenamate sodium, Meclomen)

Charts are based on 368 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.