FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for NAPROSYN

These tables and charts are based on 10,187 total reports for NAPROSYN (NAPROXEN) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through April 28, 2026.

This FAERS total includes 10,018 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 169 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted MedWatch reports. For a separate summary of the 169 U.S. reports filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch NAPROSYN summary report. (See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with NAPROSYN (reported in FAERS Database)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1DRUG INEFFECTIVE1476
2PAIN1178
3NAUSEA1152
4JOINT PAIN866
5HEADACHE859
6DIZZINESS847
7RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS816
8FATIGUE814
9VOMITING798
10PAIN IN EXTREMITY727
11DIARRHEA636
12DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY635
13WEIGHT DECREASED622
14OFF LABEL USE607
15CONDITION AGGRAVATED590
16SHORTNESS OF BREATH569
17RASH524
18ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT516
19MALAISE488
20JOINT SWELLING473

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for NAPROSYN

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome4384
2Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved2491
3Patient recovered2011
4Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving907
5Patient died409
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues86
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NAPROSYN Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 2901    6733    553    10,187  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
United States  4126
Canada  2202
United Kingdom  313
France  92
Australia  88
Spain  53
Sweden  44
Portugal  39
Turkey  22
10 Brazil  19

Outcomes for Reports

Serious: 7430
Not Serious: 2756
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Top Indications      
Product used for unknown indication

Top Companies Reporting

   CELLTRION
   Haleon PLC
   SANDOZ
   Atnahs Healthcare
   TAKEDA
   ORGANON
   ACCORD
   BIOCON
   TEVA
   PFIZER

Safety-Related FDA Updates

FDA Approval Date: 1982-04-15

NAPROSYN (NAPROXEN) Rx Drug:
Safety-related Labeling Changes


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For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.

Notes

This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for NAPROSYN reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated with reports received through April 28, 2026.

This summary includes ALL reports where the drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event. This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific adverse events.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers). Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting) report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported (voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug name differences, duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."

FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted for medical jargon. Please contact us with questions or comments about this report.