FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for PREVACID

These tables and charts are based on 77,825 total reports for PREVACID (LANSOPRAZOLE) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through July 30, 2026.

This FAERS total includes 76,909 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 916 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted MedWatch reports. Adverse events listed on this page represent serious and sometimes rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects in the most recent official drug label.

For a separate summary of the 916 U.S. reports filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch PREVACID summary report. (See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with PREVACID (reported in FAERS Database)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE32103
2ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY15699
3KIDNEY FAILURE12638
4KIDNEY FAILURE9605
5KIIDNEY INJURY9397
6NAUSEA4044
7TUBULOINTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS3677
8PAIN3670
9DRUG INEFFECTIVE3302
10FATIGUE3197
11GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE3193
12DEATH3013
13DIARRHEA2908
14SHORTNESS OF BREATH2893
15HEADACHE2701
16VOMITING2545
17DIZZINESS2473
18OFF LABEL USE2408
19DEPRESSION2177
20JOINT PAIN2135

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for PREVACID

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome43592
2Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved22294
3Patient died6114
4Patient recovered6086
5Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving2310
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues159

Yearly FDA Adverse Event Reports (Table)

YearNumber of Reports
19971
20011
20033
20041933
20052238
20062308
20071624
20081551
20091983
20102610
20112410
20122958
20132021
20141684
20152550
20162907
20171988
201818150
201917091
20204139
20213172
20221482
2023925
2024934
2025763
2026399

Reports by Patient Age Group (Table)

Age GroupNumber of Reports
0-101034
11-201354
21-301101
31-402021
41-505068
51-607448
61-707386
71-804966
81-901731
91+164

Based on 32273 reports that included a patient age.

PREVACID Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 20260    36889    20676    77,825  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
1 United States  56047
2 Canada  3326
3 Puerto Rico  98
4 Germany  27
5 EU  24
6 Thailand  19
7 United Kingdom  10
8 France  6
9 Afghanistan  2
10 China  2

Outcomes for Reports

Serious: 62548
Not Serious: 15275
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Top Indications      
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease
Product used for unknown indication
INDIGESTION

Top Companies Reporting

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Safety-Related FDA Updates

FDA Approval Date: 1995-05-10

PREVACID (LANSOPRAZOLE) Rx Drug:
Safety-related Labeling Changes


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Notes

Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events reported to pharmaceutical companies, and do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent official drug label This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for PREVACID reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated with reports received through July 30, 2026.

This summary includes ALL reports where the drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event. This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific adverse events.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers). Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting) report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported (voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug name differences, duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."

FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted for medical jargon. Please contact us with questions or comments about this report.