FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for NEORAL

These tables and charts are based on 15,835 total reports for NEORAL (CYCLOSPORINE) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through July 30, 2026.

This FAERS total includes 15,591 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 244 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted MedWatch reports. Adverse events listed on this page represent serious and sometimes rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects in the most recent official drug label.

For a separate summary of the 244 U.S. reports filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch NEORAL summary report. (See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)

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

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1DRUG INEFFECTIVE1508
2FEVER1005
3PNEUMONIA952
4DEATH842
5BLOOD CREATININE INCREASED734
6KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT652
7CONDITION AGGRAVATED628
8OFF LABEL USE625
9DIARRHEA615
10PAIN603
11HAIR LOSS577
12PAIN IN EXTREMITY573
13NAUSEA572
14TRANSPLANT REJECTION566
15PRODUCT USE IN UNAPPROVED INDICATION563
16VOMITING553
17FATIGUE517
18LIVER FUNCTION ABNORMAL482
19KIDNEY FAILURE470
20DRUG INTOLERANCE468

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for NEORAL

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome6029
2Patient recovered3589
3Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved2503
4Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving1918
5Patient died1673
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues250

Yearly FDA Adverse Event Reports (Table)

YearNumber of Reports
20012
20022
20031
2004471
2005399
2006399
2007417
2008654
2009571
2010636
2011771
2012936
2013747
2014864
2015871
2016981
20171145
20181029
20191207
20201271
2021747
2022636
2023439
2024325
2025223
202691

Reports by Patient Age Group (Table)

Age GroupNumber of Reports
0-10498
11-20515
21-30603
31-401163
41-501751
51-602047
61-702454
71-801206
81-90305
91+20

Based on 10562 reports that included a patient age.

NEORAL Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 7788    6899    1148    15,835  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
Japan  3229
France  1997
United States  1841
Canada  1835
United Kingdom  503
India  247
Italy  172
Belgium  92
Switzerland  92
10 EU  78

Outcomes for Reports

Serious: 14957
Not Serious: 878
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
Renal transplant
Aplastic anaemia
Immunodeficiency
Psoriasis

Top Companies Reporting

   NOVARTIS

Safety-Related FDA Updates

FDA Approval Date: 1995-07-14

NEORAL (CYCLOSPORINE) 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

Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent official drug label This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for NEORAL 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 July 30, 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.