Drug Safety Information for PENICILLIN G SODIUM (Penicillin g sodium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PENICILLIN G SODIUM* (Penicillin g sodium)

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 PENICILLIN G SODIUM
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Oedema peripheral5
2Rash maculo-papular5
3Pyrexia4
4Eyelid oedema3
5Pain in extremity3
6Eosinophilia3
7Drug hypersensitivity3
8Renal failure2
9Pruritus2
10Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis2
11Haemorrhagic diathesis2
12C-reactive protein increased2
13Vomiting2
14Cytomegalovirus test positive2
15Headache2
16Hyperhidrosis2
17Rash pruritic2
18Toxic epidermal necrolysis2
19Hepatitis toxic2
20Electrolyte imbalance2

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking PENICILLIN G SODIUM
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication43
2Erysipelas19
3Wound infection10
4Tonsillitis7
5Infection6
6Pyrexia5
7Pharyngitis streptococcal1
8Pneumonia1

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


Types of Adverse Events for PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 182


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PENICILLIN G SODIUM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 182*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Penicillin g sodium (Penicillin g sodium)

Charts are based on 182 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.