Drug Safety Information for PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Hydrochloride (Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Hydrochloride* (Pseudoephedrine 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 PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Hydrochloride
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea252
2Dizziness197
3Toxicity to various agents191
4Headache*172
5Vomiting160
6Pain159
7Anxiety*153
8Dyspnoea151
9Fatigue141
10Drug ineffective136
11Insomnia*127
12Diarrhoea118
13Completed suicide117
14Depression110
15Asthenia107
16Death102
17Overdose95
18Pyrexia94
19Rash91
20Arthralgia87

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1625
2Nasal congestion*441
3Nasopharyngitis*408
4Sinus congestion*395
5Hypersensitivity393
6Sinus disorder181
7Suicide attempt171
8Bronchitis154
9Seasonal allergy143
10Otitis media135

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


Types of Adverse Events for PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Hydrochloride

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 18106


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Hydrochloride

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 18106*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Suphedrine, 12 hour decongestant, Childrens silfedrine, Childrens sudafed, Ephed 60, Equate suphedrine, Sun mark sinus, Wal phed, Sudafed 24 hour, Nexafed, Pseudo-time, Walphed d, Zephrex-d, Childrens uniphed, Pseudoephedrine, Preferred plus sinus, Novafed, Sudafed 12 hour)

Charts are based on 18106 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.