Drug Safety Information for PREMPRO (Estrogens, conjugated; medroxyprogesterone acetate)

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

Adverse Drug Reactions for PREMPRO* (Estrogens, conjugated; medroxyprogesterone acetate)

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 PREMPRO
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Breast cancer9317
2Breast cancer female6256
3Breast cancer metastatic1670
4Oestrogen receptor assay positive549
5Cerebrovascular accident526
6Drug ineffective492
7Progesterone receptor assay positive482
8Depression*436
9Breast cancer in situ411
10Deep vein thrombosis407
11Myocardial infarction398
12Ovarian cancer385
13Pulmonary embolism362
14Anxiety360
15Nausea342
16Thrombosis334
17Pain307
18Headache*307
19Fatigue304
20Hypertension285

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hormone replacement therapy17762
2Menopause*2955
3Menopausal symptoms2716
4Hot flush*1367
5Product used for unknown indication1016
6Osteoporosis516
7Hormone therapy414
8Osteoporosis prophylaxis196
9Prophylaxis162
10Oestrogen replacement therapy159

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


Types of Adverse Events for PREMPRO

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 54642


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PREMPRO

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 54642*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Estrogens, conjugated; medroxyprogesterone acetate (Premphase 14/14, Prempro)

Charts are based on 54642 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.