Drug Safety Information for PREMARIN (Estrogens, conjugated)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for PREMARIN (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for PREMPHASE 14/14 (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for CENESTIN (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED SYNTHETIC A) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for ENJUVIA (ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED SYNTHETIC B) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for PREMARIN* (Estrogens, conjugated)

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 PREMARIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Breast cancer10477
2Breast cancer female8802
3Drug ineffective1781
4Breast cancer metastatic1694
5Nausea1618
6Headache*1377
7Pain1323
8Fatigue*1201
9Dizziness1156
10Depression*1153
11Dyspnoea1129
12Cerebrovascular accident1079
13Anxiety1045
14Hypertension944
15Diarrhoea909
16Chest pain898
17Myocardial infarction855
18Asthenia847
19Pain in extremity826
20Arthralgia*822

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hormone replacement therapy*26018
2Product used for unknown indication6230
3Menopause*4369
4Menopausal symptoms*3556
5Oestrogen replacement therapy2771
6Hot flush*1850
7Hysterectomy*1462
8Vulvovaginal dryness*1430
9Hormone therapy1285
10Atrophic vulvovaginitis697

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


Types of Adverse Events for PREMARIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 151205


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PREMARIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 151205*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Estrogens, conjugated (Premique, Premique cycle, Climopax, Dagynil, Presomen, Climarest, Premarin)

Charts are based on 151205 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.