Drug Safety Information for OXTELLAR XR (Oxcarbazepine)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for TRILEPTAL (OXCARBAZEPINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for OXTELLAR XR (OXCARBAZEPINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for OXTELLAR XR* (Oxcarbazepine)

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 OXTELLAR XR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Convulsion1736
2Dizziness*639
3Drug ineffective611
4Nausea574
5Hyponatraemia554
6Headache*553
7Fatigue*526
8Vomiting504
9Somnolence*482
10Fall473
11Depression*451
12Drug interaction417
13Rash363
14Condition aggravated359
15Pyrexia359
16Asthenia351
17Insomnia338
18Weight increased*332
19Pain328
20Anxiety312

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Epilepsy*6811
2Convulsion*5049
3Product used for unknown indication3496
4Bipolar disorder*1866
5Partial seizures*921
6Affective disorder771
7Depression695
8Trigeminal neuralgia*615
9Complex partial seizures*440
10Neuralgia380

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


Types of Adverse Events for OXTELLAR XR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 53540


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for OXTELLAR XR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 53540*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Oxcarbazepine (Timox, Oxtellar xr, Trileptal, Oxcarbazepine)

Charts are based on 53540 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.