Drug Safety Information for ORUDIS (Ketoprofen)

Adverse Drug Reactions for ORUDIS* (Ketoprofen)

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 ORUDIS
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia258
2Renal failure acute226
3Nausea226
4Vomiting223
5Dyspnoea190
6Diarrhoea184
7Anaemia182
8Drug ineffective151
9Headache150
10Asthenia147
11Pain145
12Malaise143
13Drug interaction135
14Arthralgia132
15Rash129
16Pruritus127
17Fall122
18Abdominal pain120
19Dizziness120
20Condition aggravated118

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication2277
2Pain987
3Rheumatoid arthritis*900
4Back pain745
5Osteoarthritis*255
6Arthralgia237
7Sciatica200
8Analgesic therapy195
9Arthritis143
10Pain in extremity119

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


Types of Adverse Events for ORUDIS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 22031


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ORUDIS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 22031*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ketoprofen (Orudis kt, Powergel, Nexcede, Ketoprofen, Profenid, Ketonal, Orudis, Oruvail, Actron)

Charts are based on 22031 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.