Drug Safety Information for TAMOXIFEN CITRATE (Tamoxifen citrate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for SOLTAMOX (TAMOXIFEN CITRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TAMOXIFEN CITRATE* (Tamoxifen citrate)

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 TAMOXIFEN CITRATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Arthralgia*457
2Fatigue*452
3Pain*431
4Dyspnoea419
5Breast cancer414
6Nausea406
7Osteonecrosis382
8Neoplasm malignant357
9Pain in extremity*323
10Dizziness314
11Fall290
12Depression288
13Diarrhoea288
14Vomiting284
15Headache278
16Asthenia278
17Hot flush*277
18Death273
19Anxiety271
20Back pain269

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Breast cancer*13096
2Product used for unknown indication2025
3Breast cancer female752
4Breast cancer metastatic*575
5Neoplasm malignant385
6Menopausal symptoms359
7Breast cancer in situ165
8Gynaecomastia150
9Breast cancer stage ii*145
10Prophylaxis135

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


Types of Adverse Events for TAMOXIFEN CITRATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 51025


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TAMOXIFEN CITRATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 51025*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tamoxifen citrate (Tamofen, Soltamox, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifeno, Nolvadex, Tamoxifen citrate, Tam)

Charts are based on 51025 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.