Drug Safety Information for REQUIP (Ropinirole hydrochloride)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for REQUIP (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for REQUIP XL (ROPINIROLE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for REQUIP* (Ropinirole hydrochloride)

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 REQUIP
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective1295
2Nausea*1080
3Insomnia*673
4Somnolence*664
5Fatigue*621
6Dizziness607
7Fall552
8Restless legs syndrome535
9Vomiting518
10Dyspnoea498
11Pain*477
12Headache*462
13Asthenia424
14Hallucination424
15Tremor417
16Oedema peripheral392
17Malaise387
18Anxiety367
19Diarrhoea361
20Depression357

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Restless legs syndrome*12977
2Parkinson's disease*8154
3Product used for unknown indication5308
4Parkinsonism452
5Muscle spasms*310
6Tremor115
7Sleep disorder106
8Dyskinesia95
9Periodic limb movement disorder94
10Neuropathy peripheral67

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


Types of Adverse Events for REQUIP

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 53450


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for REQUIP

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 53450*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Ropinirole hydrochloride (Ropinirol, Requip , Ropinirole, Requip, Requip xl)

Charts are based on 53450 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.