Drug Safety Information for NALFON (Fenoprofen calcium)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NALFON (FENOPROFEN CALCIUM) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for NALFON* (Fenoprofen calcium)

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 NALFON
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	Drug hypersensitivity	12
2	Asthenia	6
3	Arthralgia	6
4	Anxiety	5
5	Confusional state	5
6	Dizziness	5
7	Chest pain	5
8	Cough	5
9	Pain in extremity	4
10	Fatigue	4
11	Diarrhoea	4
12	Nausea	4
13	Urticaria	4
14	Pain	4
15	Anaemia	4
16	Death	4
17	Myocardial infarction	4
18	Vomiting	3
19	Drug eruption	3
20	Malaise	3

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

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

	Reason	# of FDA Reports
1	Product used for unknown indication	63
2	Rheumatoid arthritis	12
3	Upper respiratory tract inflammation	12
4	Arthritis	7
5	Analgesic therapy	7
6	Tendonitis	7
7	Pain	7
8	Plantar fasciitis	6
9	Ankle fracture	5
10	Exostosis	3

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

Types of Adverse Events for NALFON

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 559

Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NALFON

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 559*

* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fenoprofen calcium (Progesic, Fenopron, Fenoprofen, Nalfon, Fenoprofen calcium)

Charts are based on 559 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.

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.