Drug Safety Information for MONUROL (Fosfomycin tromethamine)

Adverse Drug Reactions for MONUROL* (Fosfomycin tromethamine)

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 MONUROL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia45
2Diarrhoea35
3Dyspnoea29
4Pruritus26
5Urinary tract infection25
6Nausea25
7Rash maculo-papular23
8Malaise21
9Thrombocytopenia21
10Vomiting21
11Off label use20
12Alanine aminotransferase increased19
13Confusional state19
14Overdose19
15Aspartate aminotransferase increased18
16Renal failure acute18
17Rash18
18Urticaria18
19Drug ineffective18
20Drug interaction18

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Urinary tract infection*499
2Cystitis260
3Product used for unknown indication175
4Dysuria58
5Brain abscess43
6Ill-defined disorder34
7Sepsis28
8Infection prophylaxis22
9Infection19
10Pneumonia18

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


Types of Adverse Events for MONUROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2566


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for MONUROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2566*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fosfomycin tromethamine (Fosfomycin, Monuril, Phosphomycin, Monurol)

Charts are based on 2566 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.