Drug Safety Information for PERMAX (Pergolide mesylate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PERMAX* (Pergolide mesylate)

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 PERMAX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Mitral valve incompetence104
2Aortic valve incompetence84
3Tricuspid valve incompetence74
4Cardiac valve disease72
5Pathological gambling69
6Dyspnoea57
7Parkinson's disease51
8Condition aggravated48
9Cardiac failure48
10Oedema peripheral47
11Dyskinesia45
12Depression43
13Hallucination43
14Pleural effusion42
15Fall40
16Pyrexia35
17Drug ineffective34
18Mitral valve disease34
19Somnolence*30
20Pulmonary hypertension28

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Parkinson's disease*2849
2Restless legs syndrome*227
3Muscle twitching78
4Product used for unknown indication65
5Parkinsonism31
6Condition aggravated10
7Parkinsonian rest tremor9
8Ill-defined disorder8
9Nervous system disorder5
10On and off phenomenon5

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


Types of Adverse Events for PERMAX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4784


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PERMAX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4784*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Pergolide mesylate (Pergolide mesilate, Celance, Permax, Pergolide, Parkotil, Pharken, Pergolide mesylate)

Charts are based on 4784 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.