Drug Safety Information for STADOL (Butorphanol tartrate)

REMS for STADOL (BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE) Brand name discontinued; available as generic: FDA Link

Shared FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy

REMS for Butorphanol Tartrate (BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Shared FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy

Adverse Drug Reactions for STADOL* (Butorphanol tartrate)

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 STADOL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dependence1132
2Drug withdrawal syndrome201
3Drug abuser107
4Drug ineffective84
5Nausea72
6Drug hypersensitivity59
7Headache56
8Anxiety50
9Depression46
10Vomiting42
11Product quality issue41
12Dizziness*40
13Dyspnoea*38
14Pain36
15Drug dependence30
16Migraine29
17Suicidal ideation27
18Insomnia*25
19Asthenia25
20Chest pain24

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Migraine*983
2Pain282
3Headache219
4Product used for unknown indication181
5Back pain70
6Analgesic therapy67
7Pruritus40
8Induction of anaesthesia24
9Insomnia23
10Foetal exposure during pregnancy22

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


Types of Adverse Events for STADOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5210


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for STADOL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5210*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Butorphanol tartrate (Butorphanol, Dolorex, Butorphanol tartrate, Stadol)

Charts are based on 5210 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.