Drug Safety Information for PROLIXIN (Fluphenazine hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PROLIXIN* (Fluphenazine 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 PROLIXIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diabetes mellitus73
2Weight increased68
3Drug interaction58
4Drug ineffective52
5Type 2 diabetes mellitus49
6Insomnia48
7Psychotic disorder46
8Tremor*45
9Depression45
10Overdose44
11Granulocytopenia44
12Neuroleptic malignant syndrome44
13Vomiting41
14Dyspnoea40
15Agitation38
16Anxiety38
17Aggression36
18Tardive dyskinesia35
19Dizziness35
20Hyperglycaemia35

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication482
2Schizophrenia*405
3Psychotic disorder210
4Schizoaffective disorder113
5Depression69
6Mental disorder59
7Bipolar disorder47
8Schizophrenia, paranoid type41
9Hallucination35
10Ill-defined disorder24

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


Types of Adverse Events for PROLIXIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5562


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PROLIXIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5562*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fluphenazine hydrochloride (Permitil, Fluphenazine, Flufenazina, Prolixin)

Charts are based on 5562 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.