Drug Safety Information for RAYOS (Prednisone)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for RAYOS (PREDNISONE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for RAYOS* (Prednisone)

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 RAYOS
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea6629
2Drug ineffective5974
3Nausea5713
4Pyrexia5417
5Fatigue5393
6Pain5274
7Diarrhoea4922
8Arthralgia4873
9Pneumonia4828
10Headache4602
11Asthenia4150
12Vomiting4100
13Pain in extremity3369
14Dizziness3337
15Anaemia3327
16Oedema peripheral3236
17Injection site pain3231
18Cough3020
19Abdominal pain3002
20Death2981

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication58713
2Rheumatoid arthritis*32730
3Crohn's disease*9946
4Renal transplant7688
5Multiple myeloma6101
6Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma5136
7Immunosuppression4872
8Arthritis4028
9Systemic lupus erythematosus4018
10Asthma*3957

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


Types of Adverse Events for RAYOS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 568586


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for RAYOS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 568586*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Prednisone (Servisone, Dacortin, Paracort, Fernisone, Predni tablinen, Delta-dome, Apo-prednisone, Liquid pred, Prednicot, Cutason, Sone, Prednicen-m, Perrigo prednisone, Prednisone intensol, Meticorten, Encorton, Sterapred ds, Cortancyl, Rectodelt, Ultracorten, Sterapred, Panafcort, Prednison hexal, Rayos, Cortan, Orasone, Prednisone, Deltasone)

Charts are based on 568586 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.