Drug Safety Information for ROXICODONE (Oxycodone hydrochloride)

REMS for OXYCODONE (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Shared FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ROXICODONE (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for OXAYDO (OXYCODONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ROXICODONE* (Oxycodone 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 ROXICODONE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*5975
2Pain5864
3Drug ineffective4493
4Vomiting*4307
5Drug abuse4162
6Death4144
7Drug dependence*4067
8Fatigue3453
9Dyspnoea3324
10Diarrhoea3310
11Headache*2970
12Toxicity to various agents2820
13Depression2667
14Anxiety2655
15Drug abuser2542
16Overdose2532
17Asthenia2498
18Constipation*2421
19Drug withdrawal syndrome2358
20Dizziness2358

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Pain*72731
2Product used for unknown indication51561
3Back pain*9189
4Breakthrough pain6030
5Cancer pain*5215
6Drug abuse2547
7Analgesic therapy2074
8Arthralgia1578
9Fibromyalgia*1553
10Pain management1382

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


Types of Adverse Events for ROXICODONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 383348


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ROXICODONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 383348*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Oxycodone hydrochloride (Oxycone, Oxynorm, Oxydose, Oxaydo, Oxecta, Oxyir, Percolone, Oxycodone, M-oxy, Oxyfast, Roxicodone, Oxycontin)

Charts are based on 383348 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.