Drug Safety Information for TOPICORT (Desoximetasone)

Adverse Drug Reactions for TOPICORT* (Desoximetasone)

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 TOPICORT
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective34
2Pruritus34
3Pain28
4Nausea23
5Psoriasis21
6Fatigue18
7Rash17
8Anxiety17
9Diarrhoea16
10Dizziness16
11Asthenia16
12Condition aggravated15
13Erythema14
14Pain in extremity13
15Abdominal pain13
16Depression13
17Injury13
18Chest pain13
19Headache13
20Arthralgia12

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication134
2Psoriasis96
3Eczema*72
4Pruritus40
5Erythema38
6Rash37
7Dry skin33
8Skin disorder30
9Dermatitis23
10Neurodermatitis17

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


Types of Adverse Events for TOPICORT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2403


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TOPICORT

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2403*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Desoximetasone (Flubason, Topicorte, Topisolon, Topicort lp, Topicort, Desoximetasone)

Charts are based on 2403 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.