Drug Safety Information for PARNATE (Tranylcypromine sulfate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for PARNATE (TRANYLCYPROMINE SULFATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for PARNATE* (Tranylcypromine sulfate)

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 PARNATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective72
2Drug interaction71
3Depression65
4Serotonin syndrome49
5Headache*48
6Insomnia*40
7Anxiety36
8Completed suicide35
9Fatigue*32
10Nausea30
11Dizziness*30
12Overdose26
13Hypertension26
14Suicidal ideation26
15Dyspnoea24
16Asthenia24
17Tremor23
18Weight increased*23
19Somnolence*23
20Muscle spasms23

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Depression*961
2Product used for unknown indication426
3Bipolar disorder126
4Major depression*96
5Depressive symptom31
6Ill-defined disorder25
7Anxiety*23
8Suicide attempt17
9Migraine17
10Oropharyngeal pain17

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


Types of Adverse Events for PARNATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3175


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PARNATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3175*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tranylcypromine sulfate (Transamine, Tranylcypromine, Jatrosom, Parnate)

Charts are based on 3175 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.