Drug Safety Information for TEMODAR (Temozolomide)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for TEMODAR (TEMOZOLOMIDE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TEMODAR* (Temozolomide)

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 TEMODAR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Thrombocytopenia698
2Disease progression687
3Death531
4Platelet count decreased528
5Nausea*521
6Pyrexia459
7Vomiting458
8Convulsion451
9Pancytopenia449
10Pneumonia412
11Asthenia399
12Fatigue380
13Neutropenia370
14Neoplasm malignant366
15Pulmonary embolism363
16White blood cell count decreased345
17Bone marrow failure303
18Headache301
19Febrile neutropenia289
20Diarrhoea269

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Glioblastoma multiforme8668
2Glioblastoma4511
3Product used for unknown indication1488
4Anaplastic astrocytoma1339
5Metastatic malignant melanoma1222
6Glioma909
7Brain neoplasm*883
8Oligodendroglioma739
9Malignant melanoma714
10Astrocytoma660

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


Types of Adverse Events for TEMODAR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 35368


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TEMODAR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 35368*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Temozolomide (Temodal, Temozolomide, Temodar)

Charts are based on 35368 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.