Drug Safety Information for OXANDROLONE (Oxandrolone)

Adverse Drug Reactions for OXANDROLONE* (Oxandrolone)

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 OXANDROLONE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dehydration26
2Nausea25
3Dyspnoea20
4Vomiting17
5Diarrhoea16
6Asthenia16
7Decreased appetite16
8Renal failure acute15
9Weight decreased15
10Pain15
11Anaemia14
12Death14
13Pneumonia14
14Fatigue13
15Disease progression13
16Myocardial infarction13
17Rash11
18Aspartate aminotransferase increased9
19Pyrexia9
20Alanine aminotransferase increased9

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Weight decreased197
2Product used for unknown indication142
3Decreased appetite37
4Weight increased35
5Off label use31
6Cachexia31
7Weight control26
8Muscle building therapy12
9Hereditary angioedema11
10Weight gain poor9

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


Types of Adverse Events for OXANDROLONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1397


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for OXANDROLONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1397*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Oxandrolone (Anavar, Oxandrolone, Oxandrin)

Charts are based on 1397 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.