Drug Safety Information for NASALCROM (Cromolyn sodium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for NASALCROM* (Cromolyn 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 NASALCROM
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Asthma100
2Dyspnoea92
3Drug ineffective80
4Dizziness77
5Nausea72
6Pain67
7Headache65
8Diarrhoea59
9Vomiting53
10Cough53
11Fatigue51
12Malaise45
13Hypersensitivity43
14Pneumonia41
15Pyrexia38
16Anxiety36
17Myalgia35
18Asthenia35
19Condition aggravated35
20Paraesthesia34

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication594
2Asthma*454
3Hypersensitivity219
4Seasonal allergy136
5Rhinitis allergic*86
6Nasal congestion66
7Multiple allergies38
8Rhinitis34
9Prophylaxis25
10Mastocytosis23

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


Types of Adverse Events for NASALCROM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6545


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NASALCROM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6545*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Cromolyn sodium (Aarane, Sodium cromoglycate, Cromoglicic acid, Lomudal, Crolom, Rynacrom, Cromoptic, Cromoglycate, Nalcrom, Sodium cromoglicate, Cromoglycic acid, Intal, Cromolyn sodium, Nasalcrom, Opticrom, Gastrocrom)

Charts are based on 6545 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.