Drug Safety Information for PROAMATINE (Midodrine hydrochloride)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for PROAMATINE (MIDODRINE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for PROAMATINE* (Midodrine hydrochloride)

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 PROAMATINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Hypotension163
2Dizziness136
3Nausea*134
4Dyspnoea122
5Fall118
6Pain109
7Asthenia107
8Diarrhoea99
9Death91
10Headache91
11Pneumonia89
12Vomiting88
13Fatigue86
14Orthostatic hypotension83
15Drug ineffective83
16Malaise73
17Pyrexia71
18Anaemia68
19Chest pain66
20Anxiety65

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1889
2Hypotension709
3Orthostatic hypotension432
4Hypertension194
5Syncope*118
6Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome86
7Blood pressure79
8Dizziness48
9Adrenal insufficiency46
10Prophylaxis41

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


Types of Adverse Events for PROAMATINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 11115


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PROAMATINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 11115*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Midodrine hydrochloride (Amatine, Midodrine hcl, Orvaten, Midodrin, Midon, Midodrine, Gutron, Proamatine)

Charts are based on 11115 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.