Drug Safety Information for TETRABENAZINE (Tetrabenazine)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for XENAZINE (TETRABENAZINE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TETRABENAZINE* (Tetrabenazine)

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 TETRABENAZINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Death988
2Depression285
3Drug ineffective250
4Somnolence217
5Off label use212
6Fall193
7Fatigue187
8Insomnia166
9Hospitalisation144
10Anxiety133
11Dyskinesia133
12Movement disorder129
13Suicidal ideation127
14Condition aggravated125
15Tremor125
16Dysphagia124
17Nausea104
18Gait disturbance103
19Dizziness98
20Drug administration error96

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Huntington's disease5032
2Product used for unknown indication1271
3Dyskinesia1006
4Tardive dyskinesia686
5Chorea570
6Tourette's disorder421
7Dystonia413
8Tic97
9Meige's syndrome84
10Movement disorder80

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


Types of Adverse Events for TETRABENAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12168


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TETRABENAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12168*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tetrabenazine (Nitoman, Tetrabenazine, Xenazine)

Charts are based on 12168 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.