Drug Safety Information for SODIUM BICARBONATE (Sodium bicarbonate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for SODIUM BICARBONATE* (Sodium bicarbonate)

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 SODIUM BICARBONATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Renal failure475
2Pain398
3Renal failure acute353
4Diarrhoea330
5Dyspnoea318
6Vomiting308
7Anxiety307
8Nausea289
9Injury286
10Anaemia281
11Renal impairment279
12Death268
13Unevaluable event247
14Hypotension234
15Pyrexia232
16Asthenia231
17Multi-organ failure223
18Pneumonia218
19Fear207
20Emotional distress203

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication4216
2Nasopharyngitis845
3Prophylaxis531
4Metabolic acidosis374
5Acidosis306
6Dyspepsia265
7Abdominal discomfort152
8Gastrooesophageal reflux disease150
9Renal failure chronic148
10Influenza122

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


Types of Adverse Events for SODIUM BICARBONATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 33575


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SODIUM BICARBONATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 33575*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sodium bicarbonate (Alka-seltzer, Anti-empacho, Pure baking soda, Alka-seltzer gold, Sodium bicarbonate)

Charts are based on 33575 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.