Drug Safety Information for PROMETHAZINE DM (Dextromethorphan hydrobromide; promethazine hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PROMETHAZINE DM* (Dextromethorphan hydrobromide; promethazine 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 PROMETHAZINE DM
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Toxicity to various agents196
2Completed suicide136
3Drug abuse88
4Drug interaction78
5Overdose71
6Cardiac arrest71
7Pneumonia68
8Serotonin syndrome63
9Respiratory arrest61
10Death61
11Pyrexia55
12Dyspnoea53
13Cardio-respiratory arrest51
14Intentional drug misuse50
15Vomiting49
16Nausea45
17Confusional state43
18Dizziness39
19Agitation38
20Headache35

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication953
2Cough502
3Nasopharyngitis177
4Upper respiratory tract infection149
5Drug abuse66
6Bronchitis59
7Intentional drug misuse56
8Suicide attempt43
9Accidental exposure39
10Influenza like illness39

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


Types of Adverse Events for PROMETHAZINE DM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6092


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PROMETHAZINE DM

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 6092*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Dextromethorphan hydrobromide; promethazine hydrochloride (Promethazine dm, Pherazine dm)

Charts are based on 6092 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.