Drug Safety Information for QUADRAMET (Samarium sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for QUADRAMET (SAMARIUM SM 153 LEXIDRONAM PENTASODIUM) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for QUADRAMET* (Samarium sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium)

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 QUADRAMET
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pain31
2Thrombocytopenia29
3Anaemia20
4Nausea19
5Vomiting18
6Dyspnoea18
7Disease progression18
8Neoplasm malignant17
9Asthenia15
10Platelet count decreased14
11Pancytopenia14
12Haemoglobin decreased13
13Fatigue12
14Back pain12
15Drug ineffective11
16Decreased appetite11
17Osteonecrosis11
18White blood cell count decreased10
19Metastases to bone10
20Pyrexia10

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Prostate cancer150
2Metastases to bone117
3Prostate cancer metastatic92
4Bone sarcoma40
5Metastatic pain37
6Bone pain36
7Multiple myeloma26
8Bone cancer metastatic17
9Breast cancer recurrent14
10Stem cell transplant13

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


Types of Adverse Events for QUADRAMET

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1543


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for QUADRAMET

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1543*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Samarium sm 153 lexidronam pentasodium (Quadramet)

Charts are based on 1543 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.