Drug Safety Information for SULFADIAZINE (Sulfadiazine)

Adverse Drug Reactions for SULFADIAZINE* (Sulfadiazine)

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 SULFADIAZINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia49
2Nausea*43
3Drug ineffective40
4Pain39
5Vomiting37
6Arthralgia30
7Injection site pain30
8Diarrhoea30
9Malaise29
10Fatigue28
11Asthenia28
12Drug hypersensitivity26
13Pneumonia25
14Anaemia25
15Headache25
16Rash24
17Stevens-johnson syndrome23
18Pain in extremity22
19Hypotension22
20Pancytopenia21

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication651
2Cerebral toxoplasmosis216
3Toxoplasmosis192
4Rheumatoid arthritis108
5Blister58
6Eye infection toxoplasmal45
7Arthritis45
8Colitis ulcerative38
9Psoriatic arthropathy37
10Crohn's disease36

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


Types of Adverse Events for SULFADIAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3562


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SULFADIAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3562*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sulfadiazine (Sulfadiazine, Sulfazin, Sulfazine)

Charts are based on 3562 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.