Drug Safety Information for SYNALAR (Fluocinolone acetonide)

Adverse Drug Reactions for SYNALAR* (Fluocinolone acetonide)

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 SYNALAR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Headache31
2Drug ineffective30
3Rash28
4Vomiting19
5Pruritus19
6Nausea19
7Pain18
8Dizziness18
9Psoriasis18
10Dyspnoea17
11Urticaria17
12Condition aggravated17
13Arthralgia15
14Diarrhoea15
15Fatigue15
16Depression14
17Erythema14
18Insomnia14
19Oedema peripheral13
20Pain in extremity13

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Psoriasis*305
2Product used for unknown indication172
3Uveitis88
4Choroiditis53
5Ear pain41
6Eczema*35
7Diabetic retinal oedema29
8Furuncle23
9Rash20
10Seborrhoeic dermatitis19

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


Types of Adverse Events for SYNALAR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2688


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SYNALAR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2688*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fluocinolone acetonide (Fluonid, Jellisoft, Flucinar, Fluocet, Synalar-hp, Dermotic, Iluvien, Retisert, Derma-smoothe/fs, Synalar, Fluotrex, Capex)

Charts are based on 2688 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.