Drug Safety Information for QUESTRAN LIGHT (Cholestyramine)

Adverse Drug Reactions for QUESTRAN LIGHT* (Cholestyramine)

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 QUESTRAN LIGHT
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diarrhoea365
2Nausea217
3Fatigue*165
4Abdominal pain161
5Vomiting155
6Drug ineffective138
7Dyspnoea136
8Asthenia129
9Pyrexia117
10Pain*116
11Arthralgia116
12Weight decreased115
13Dehydration113
14Headache*113
15Dizziness103
16Pain in extremity97
17Anaemia89
18Fall84
19Back pain84
20Pneumonia81

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1946
2Diarrhoea*838
3Crohn's disease*498
4Hypercholesterolaemia296
5Blood cholesterol increased*231
6Drug detoxification103
7Hyperlipidaemia97
8Irritable bowel syndrome73
9Pruritus70
10Short-bowel syndrome65

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


Types of Adverse Events for QUESTRAN LIGHT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15967


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for QUESTRAN LIGHT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15967*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Cholestyramine (Quantalan, Cholybar, Locholest light, Cholestyramine light, Locholest, Questran, Cholestyramine, Prevalite, Questran light)

Charts are based on 15967 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.