Drug Safety Information for RAPAMUNE (Sirolimus)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for RAPAMUNE (SIROLIMUS) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for RAPAMUNE* (Sirolimus)

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 RAPAMUNE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Kidney transplant rejection447
2Blood creatinine increased417
3Pyrexia365
4Diarrhoea*321
5Off label use278
6Drug ineffective251
7Renal failure acute244
8Death241
9Pneumonia234
10Transplant rejection217
11Anaemia217
12Complications of transplanted kidney216
13Haemoglobin decreased211
14Dyspnoea206
15Vomiting202
16Drug interaction191
17Nausea*191
18Renal failure187
19Renal impairment183
20Asthenia163

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Prophylaxis against transplant rejection9748
2Renal transplant*1908
3Immunosuppression1768
4Product used for unknown indication1087
5Immunosuppressant drug therapy964
6Liver transplant*576
7Heart transplant*432
8Graft versus host disease379
9Prophylaxis against graft versus host disease299
10Glioblastoma multiforme257

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


Types of Adverse Events for RAPAMUNE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 28335


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for RAPAMUNE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 28335*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sirolimus (Sirolimus, Rapamune)

Charts are based on 28335 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.