Drug Safety Information for TOLECTIN DS (Tolmetin sodium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for TOLECTIN DS* (Tolmetin sodium)

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 TOLECTIN DS
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug hypersensitivity20
2Fatigue17
3Pain14
4Depression13
5Arthralgia13
6Dyspnoea11
7Dizziness11
8Asthenia11
9Headache11
10Nausea10
11Drug ineffective9
12Constipation9
13Weight decreased9
14Feeling abnormal8
15Dehydration8
16Anxiety7
17Back pain7
18Muscle spasms7
19Hypertension*7
20Urinary tract infection7

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Juvenile arthritis52
2Product used for unknown indication32
3Pain29
4Rheumatoid arthritis25
5Arthritis22
6Arthralgia15
7Antiinflammatory therapy8
8Osteoarthritis6
9Periarthritis5
10Ulcer4

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


Types of Adverse Events for TOLECTIN DS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1163


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TOLECTIN DS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 1163*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tolmetin sodium (Tolectin 600, Tolmetin, Tolectin ds, Tolectin, Tolmetin sodium)

Charts are based on 1163 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.

Click to go back to search results and TOLECTIN DS Reviews and Review Summary .

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.