Drug Safety Information for QUINIDINE GLUCONATE (Quinidine gluconate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for QUINIDINE GLUCONATE* (Quinidine gluconate)

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 QUINIDINE GLUCONATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Cardiac failure congestive9
2Asthenia8
3Arrhythmia7
4Chest pain7
5Nausea6
6Dizziness6
7Torsade de pointes6
8Renal failure6
9Toxicity to various agents6
10Pneumonia6
11Myocardial infarction5
12Presyncope5
13Syncope5
14Atrial fibrillation5
15Vomiting4
16Injury4
17Decreased appetite4
18Economic problem4
19Cardiac murmur4
20Weight decreased4

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Atrial fibrillation18
2Atrial tachycardia15
3Product used for unknown indication13
4Ventricular arrhythmia10
5Arrhythmia9
6Cardiac disorder6
7Plasmodium falciparum infection4
8Babesiosis2
9Malaria2
10Ventricular tachycardia2

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


Types of Adverse Events for QUINIDINE GLUCONATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 569


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for QUINIDINE GLUCONATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 569*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Quinidine gluconate (Quinalan, Duraquin, Quinatime, Quinact, Quinaglute, Quinidine gluconate)

Charts are based on 569 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.