Drug Safety Information for SUPRAX (Cefixime)

Adverse Drug Reactions for SUPRAX* (Cefixime)

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 SUPRAX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	Pyrexia	40
2	Diarrhoea*	39
3	Vomiting	29
4	Dyspnoea	28
5	Pruritus	21
6	Pain	20
7	Rash	20
8	Anaemia	19
9	Renal failure acute	19
10	Asthenia	18
11	Abdominal pain	17
12	Erythema	17
13	Arthralgia	17
14	Drug interaction	17
15	Urticaria	16
16	Headache	16
17	Fatigue	15
18	Condition aggravated	15
19	Drug ineffective	15
20	Nausea	15

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

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

	Reason	# of FDA Reports
1	Product used for unknown indication	325
2	Urinary tract infection*	139
3	Bronchitis	124
4	Pyrexia	56
5	Infection	43
6	Otitis media	30
7	Pyelonephritis	27
8	Pharyngitis	27
9	Sinusitis	23
10	Liver abscess	18

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

Types of Adverse Events for SUPRAX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2738

Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SUPRAX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2738*

* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Cefixime (Cefixime, Suprax)

Charts are based on 2738 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.

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.