Drug Safety Information for NOVOLOG (Insulin aspart recombinant)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for NOVOLOG (INSULIN ASPART RECOMBINANT) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for FIASP (INSULIN ASPART RECOMBINANT) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for NOVOLOG* (Insulin aspart recombinant)

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 NOVOLOG
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Blood glucose increased2767
2Nausea1211
3Blood glucose decreased972
4Drug ineffective751
5Dyspnoea717
6Weight decreased703
7Vomiting703
8Diarrhoea596
9Fatigue584
10Dizziness552
11Pain513
12Asthenia497
13Hypoglycaemia484
14Decreased appetite481
15Headache479
16Malaise433
17Fall423
18Pneumonia387
19Weight increased379
20Diabetic ketoacidosis361

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Diabetes mellitus*8179
2Product used for unknown indication6010
3Type 2 diabetes mellitus4284
4Type 1 diabetes mellitus2728
5Insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus1027
6Blood glucose increased153
7Blood glucose abnormal111
8Blood glucose84
9Hyperglycaemia60
10Blood insulin34

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


Types of Adverse Events for NOVOLOG

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 65102


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NOVOLOG

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 65102*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Insulin aspart recombinant (Novolog innolet, Novolog flextouch, Novolog penfill, Novolog flexpen, Novolog)

Charts are based on 65102 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.