Drug Safety Information for PINDOLOL (Pindolol)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PINDOLOL* (Pindolol)

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 PINDOLOL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	Drug interaction	34
2	Rhabdomyolysis	30
3	Dyspnoea	29
4	Nausea	25
5	Dizziness*	24
6	Myalgia	22
7	Hypertension	21
8	Drug ineffective	19
9	Fatigue*	18
10	Diarrhoea	18
11	Headache	18
12	Muscular weakness	17
13	Depression*	17
14	Urinary tract infection	17
15	Haemoglobin decreased	16
16	Fall	16
17	Insomnia	15
18	Asthenia	15
19	Chromaturia	15
20	General physical health deterioration	15

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

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

	Reason	# of FDA Reports
1	Hypertension	355
2	Product used for unknown indication	109
3	Pre-eclampsia	30
4	Blood pressure management	29
5	Angina pectoris	29
6	Tachycardia	25
7	Heart rate	20
8	Heart rate irregular	18
9	Migraine	17
10	Blood pressure	17

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

Types of Adverse Events for PINDOLOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2455

Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PINDOLOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2455*

* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Pindolol (Visken, Pindolol)

Charts are based on 2455 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.

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.