Drug Safety Information for OXYCET (Acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride)
Safety-related Labeling Changes for XARTEMIS XR (ACETAMINOPHEN; OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Brand name discontinued; available as generic: FDA Link
Adverse Drug Reactions for OXYCET* (Acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride)
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 OXYCET
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Side Effect | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Pain | 2710 |
2 | Nausea* | 2431 |
3 | Drug ineffective | 1873 |
4 | Fatigue | 1673 |
5 | Dyspnoea | 1602 |
6 | Vomiting | 1583 |
7 | Headache* | 1463 |
8 | Anxiety | 1452 |
9 | Diarrhoea | 1362 |
10 | Asthenia | 1234 |
11 | Dizziness* | 1212 |
12 | Depression | 1200 |
13 | Back pain | 1172 |
14 | Fall | 1111 |
15 | Arthralgia | 1091 |
16 | Pain in extremity | 1063 |
17 | Abdominal pain | 1021 |
18 | Chest pain | 998 |
19 | Pneumonia | 937 |
20 | Insomnia* | 920 |
* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of OXYCET " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.
Top 10 Reasons for Taking OXYCET
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)
Reason | # of FDA Reports | |
---|---|---|
1 | Pain* | 25044 |
2 | Product used for unknown indication | 13871 |
3 | Breakthrough pain | 3250 |
4 | Back pain* | 3130 |
5 | Arthralgia | 904 |
6 | Headache | 464 |
7 | Fibromyalgia* | 458 |
8 | Procedural pain | 427 |
9 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 405 |
10 | Pain management | 393 |
*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.
Types of Adverse Events for OXYCET
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 167956
Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for OXYCET
Total Reports Filed with FDA: 167956*
* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride (Roxilox, Roxicet 5/500, Tylox-325, Oxycet, Xolox, Oxycodone 5/apap 500, Primlev, Xartemis, Endocet, Roxicet, Xartemis xr, Magnacet, Tylox, Percocet)
Charts are based on 167956 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.