Drug Safety Information for MICARDIS HCT (Hydrochlorothiazide; telmisartan)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for MICARDIS HCT (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; TELMISARTAN) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for MICARDIS HCT* (Hydrochlorothiazide; telmisartan)

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 MICARDIS HCT
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dizziness*117
2Nausea*80
3Blood pressure increased78
4Dyspnoea74
5Headache*70
6Fall69
7Fatigue67
8Drug ineffective65
9Asthenia62
10Hypotension60
11Hypertension56
12Chest pain54
13Arthralgia50
14Vomiting49
15Pain48
16Hyponatraemia48
17Diarrhoea48
18Back pain47
19Pain in extremity46
20Rash45

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*2635
2Product used for unknown indication374
3Blood pressure102
4Blood pressure abnormal89
5Essential hypertension84
6Blood pressure increased55
7Cardiac disorder17
8Thrombosis prophylaxis15
9Heart rate increased11
10Anxiety9

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


Types of Adverse Events for MICARDIS HCT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6455


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for MICARDIS HCT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6455*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Hydrochlorothiazide; telmisartan (Micardis hct)

Charts are based on 6455 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.