Drug Safety Information for REVLIMID (Lenalidomide)

REMS for Revlimid (LENALIDOMIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy REMS

Safety-related Labeling Changes for REVLIMID (LENALIDOMIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for REVLIMID* (Lenalidomide)

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 REVLIMID
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Death9966
2Pneumonia5286
3Fatigue*4117
4Diarrhoea3845
5Multiple myeloma2963
6Rash2706
7Platelet count decreased2704
8Anaemia2617
9Neutropenia2446
10White blood cell count decreased2317
11Pancytopenia2280
12Asthenia2249
13Thrombocytopenia2234
14Thrombosis2106
15Pyrexia2018
16Dyspnoea1941
17Neuropathy peripheral*1913
18Deep vein thrombosis1875
19Disease progression1838
20Full blood count decreased1813

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Multiple myeloma*135960
2Myelodysplastic syndrome18272
3Product used for unknown indication3194
4Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia3110
5Lymphoma2253
6Amyloidosis2112
7Mantle cell lymphoma1602
85q minus syndrome1443
9Acute myeloid leukaemia1434
10Non-hodgkin's lymphoma1353

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


Types of Adverse Events for REVLIMID

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 208505


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for REVLIMID

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 208505*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Lenalidomide (Cc-5013, Cc5013, Revimid, Cc 5013, Revlimid)

Charts are based on 208505 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.