Drug Safety Information for METIMYD (Prednisolone acetate; sulfacetamide sodium)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for BLEPHAMIDE (PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for METIMYD* (Prednisolone acetate; sulfacetamide 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 METIMYD
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Headache8
2Injury7
3Hypertension5
4Economic problem5
5Dysphagia4
6Fall4
7Asthenia4
8Hyperkalaemia4
9Abdominal pain4
10Multiple injuries4
11Pain4
12Hypotension4
13Gait disturbance4
14Death4
15Renal failure4
16Diabetes mellitus4
17Anxiety4
18Drug ineffective4
19Ill-defined disorder4
20Eye irritation4

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Conjunctivitis16
2Product used for unknown indication8
3Corneal abrasion8
4Conjunctivitis infective5
5Eye infection4
6Blepharitis4
7Eyelid pain4
8Eye pruritus2
9Dry eye2
10Eye irritation1

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


Types of Adverse Events for METIMYD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 572


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for METIMYD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 572*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Prednisolone acetate; sulfacetamide sodium (Cetapred, Sulphrin, Predsulfair ii, Predsulfair, Isopto cetapred, Metimyd, Predamide, Blephamide s.o.p., Blephamide, Vasocidin)

Charts are based on 572 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.