Drug Safety Information for NOVOLIN R (Insulin recombinant human)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for HUMULIN R (INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for HUMULIN 70/30 (INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN; INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE RECOMBINANT HUMAN) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NOVOLIN R (INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for NOVOLIN 70/30 (INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN; INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE RECOMBINANT HUMAN) Over-the-counter Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for AFREZZA (INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for NOVOLIN R* (Insulin recombinant human)

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 NOVOLIN R
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Blood glucose increased1425
2Blood glucose decreased610
3Product quality issue432
4Drug ineffective415
5Hypoglycaemia389
6Nausea334
7Dyspnoea326
8Diabetes mellitus inadequate control314
9Myocardial infarction313
10Vomiting261
11Blood glucose fluctuation260
12Cerebrovascular accident259
13Hypertension257
14Fall243
15Asthenia241
16Loss of consciousness240
17Weight decreased239
18Renal failure239
19Pneumonia224
20Malaise223

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Diabetes mellitus12141
2Product used for unknown indication2016
3Type 2 diabetes mellitus2013
4Type 1 diabetes mellitus1887
5Gestational diabetes335
6Blood glucose increased214
7Insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus197
8Hyperglycaemia189
9Blood glucose96
10Blood insulin69

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


Types of Adverse Events for NOVOLIN R

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 39190


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NOVOLIN R

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 39190*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Insulin recombinant human (Velosulin br, Humulin br, Humulin r, Humulin r pen, Exubera, Afrezza, Novolin r)

Charts are based on 39190 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.