Drug Safety Information for NORGESIC (Aspirin; caffeine; orphenadrine citrate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NORGESIC (ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE; ORPHENADRINE CITRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NORGESIC FORTE (ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE; ORPHENADRINE CITRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for NORGESIC* (Aspirin; caffeine; orphenadrine citrate)

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 NORGESIC
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Headache11
2Nausea*9
3Drug hypersensitivity8
4Diarrhoea6
5Vomiting6
6Insomnia6
7Dizziness6
8Pain6
9Fatigue5
10Depression5
11Drug interaction4
12Thrombosis4
13Dyspnoea4
14Pyrexia4
15Back pain4
16Drug ineffective4
17Confusional state3
18Urinary incontinence3
19Coronary artery disease3
20Renal failure3

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Headache*53
2Muscle relaxant therapy29
3Product used for unknown indication27
4Pain22
5Myalgia12
6Intervertebral disc protrusion11
7Fibromyalgia11
8Neck pain10
9Back pain7
10Migraine*5

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


Types of Adverse Events for NORGESIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 506


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NORGESIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 506*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Aspirin; caffeine; orphenadrine citrate (Invagesic, Orphengesic, Orphengesic forte, Norgesic, Invagesic forte, Norgesic forte)

Charts are based on 506 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.