Drug Safety Information for TARGRETIN (Bexarotene)

Adverse Drug Reactions for TARGRETIN* (Bexarotene)

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 TARGRETIN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Fatigue23
2Hypothyroidism23
3Pneumonia22
4Asthenia22
5Mycosis fungoides22
6Dyspnoea19
7Hypertriglyceridaemia19
8Pain15
9Blood triglycerides increased15
10Pyrexia15
11Sepsis15
12Dehydration14
13Drug interaction14
14Anaemia14
15Death13
16Myalgia13
17Oedema peripheral13
18Renal failure acute13
19Nausea12
20Erythema12

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Mycosis fungoides479
2Acute myeloid leukaemia89
3T-cell lymphoma60
4Non-small cell lung cancer42
5Product used for unknown indication38
6Lymphoma31
7Non-small cell lung cancer stage iv28
8Lymphomatoid papulosis15
9Mycosis fungoides stage ii14
10Thyroid cancer metastatic13

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


Types of Adverse Events for TARGRETIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1570


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TARGRETIN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1570*


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

Charts are based on 1570 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.