Drug Safety Information for PROTOPIC (Tacrolimus)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for PROGRAF (TACROLIMUS) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ASTAGRAF XL (TACROLIMUS) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ENVARSUS XR (TACROLIMUS) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for PROTOPIC* (Tacrolimus)

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 PROTOPIC
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Death1841
2Drug ineffective1689
3Off label use1633
4Diarrhoea1579
5Pyrexia1442
6Blood creatinine increased1108
7Pneumonia1039
8Sepsis1019
9Renal failure acute993
10Drug interaction983
11Renal failure969
12Transplant rejection963
13Vomiting943
14Nausea*936
15Cytomegalovirus infection915
16Renal impairment915
17Anaemia912
18Kidney transplant rejection813
19Acute graft versus host disease740
20Graft versus host disease735

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Renal transplant*19200
2Liver transplant*12206
3Immunosuppression10082
4Prophylaxis against transplant rejection7156
5Product used for unknown indication6925
6Prophylaxis against graft versus host disease6310
7Rheumatoid arthritis3761
8Heart transplant*3408
9Immunosuppressant drug therapy3154
10Lung transplant2743

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


Types of Adverse Events for PROTOPIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 139656


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PROTOPIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 139656*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tacrolimus (Astagraf xl, Fk 506, Envarsus xr, Prograft, Fk506, Fk-506, Hecoria, Protopic, Prograf, Tacrolimus)

Charts are based on 139656 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.