Drug Safety Information for ROCALTROL (Calcitriol)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for VECTICAL (CALCITRIOL) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ROCALTROL* (Calcitriol)

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 ROCALTROL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea396
2Vomiting343
3Dyspnoea313
4Diarrhoea313
5Pyrexia291
6Anaemia286
7Pain263
8Fatigue253
9Asthenia242
10Dizziness241
11Drug ineffective220
12Hypotension218
13Pneumonia211
14Hypertension205
15Oedema peripheral198
16Renal failure197
17Renal failure acute195
18Fall188
19Arthralgia*186
20Headache185

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication4690
2Osteoporosis*1276
3Hypoparathyroidism300
4Hypocalcaemia297
5Hyperparathyroidism secondary271
6Psoriasis233
7Hyperparathyroidism211
8Mineral supplementation180
9Renal failure chronic178
10Prophylaxis138

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


Types of Adverse Events for ROCALTROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 34213


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ROCALTROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 34213*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Calcitriol (Osteotriol, Calcitriol nefro, Bocatriol, Calcitriol, Decostriol, Sitriol, Silkis, Rocaltrol, Vectical, Calcijex)

Charts are based on 34213 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.