Drug Safety Information for PROMETHAZINE PLAIN (Promethazine hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PROMETHAZINE PLAIN* (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 PLAIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*3175
2Vomiting2197
3Pain2181
4Diarrhoea1507
5Fatigue*1456
6Dyspnoea1456
7Anxiety*1406
8Headache1262
9Abdominal pain1202
10Asthenia1111
11Pyrexia1028
12Depression1023
13Dizziness*1006
14Injury994
15Dehydration924
16Chest pain915
17Drug ineffective871
18Pneumonia867
19Back pain858
20Weight decreased839

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*21408
2Product used for unknown indication14125
3Vomiting*977
4Hypersensitivity778
5Premedication707
6Pain*653
7Migraine532
8Insomnia493
9Anxiety477
10Cough*462

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


Types of Adverse Events for PROMETHAZINE PLAIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 160321


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

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 160321*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Promethazine hydrochloride (Promethazine plain, Phenadoz, Promethacon, Prometh plain, Mymethazine fortis, Zipan-50, Phensedyl, Zipan-25, Prometh fortis, Remsed, Phenargan, Promethazine, Prometazin, Atosil, Diphergan, Prometazina, Prothazin, Promethazine hcl, Pro-med, Phenergan fortis, Pyrethia, Prometh vc, Mepergan fortis, Isopromethazine, Meprozine, Promethegan, Phenergan)

Charts are based on 160321 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.