FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE
These tables and charts are based on 42,104 total reports for TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through April 28, 2026.
This FAERS total includes 41,948 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 156 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted
MedWatch reports. For a separate summary of the 156 U.S. reports
filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE summary report.
(See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)
Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE (reported in FAERS Database) Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE Side Effect # of FDA Reports 1 DEPENDENCE 7841 2 OVERDOSE 3998 3 VOMITING 3624 4 PAIN 3279 5 NAUSEA 3271 6 DRUG INEFFECTIVE 3015 7 OFF LABEL USE 2659 8 HEADACHE 2650 9 FATIGUE 2586 10 SHORTNESS OF BREATH 2569 11 DIZZINESS 2284 12 DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY 2272 13 JOINT PAIN 2237 14 DRUG DEPENDENCE 2222 15 MALAISE 2175 16 DIARRHEA 2173 17 PNEUMONIA 2115 18 DEATH 1935 19 DEPRESSION 1908 20 WHEEZING 1886 Latest Known Outcome for Reported Reactions Number of Cases 1 Unknown Outcome 22835 2 Patient recovered 8605 3 Patient died 7193 4 Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved 5602 5 Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving 3722 6 Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues 484
TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE Total Reports
| Male | Female | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14555 | 22400 | 5149 | 42,104 |
Top Countries Reporting
| Country | Number of Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 16565 |
| 2 | Canada | 6703 |
| 3 | France | 5290 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2011 |
| 5 | Japan | 1264 |
| 6 | Australia | 785 |
| 7 | EU | 776 |
| 8 | Spain | 522 |
| 9 | Italy | 493 |
| 10 | South Korea | 490 |
Outcomes for Reports
Serious: 37913
Not Serious: 4189
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.
| Top Indications | |
| Product used for unknown indication | |
| Pain | |
| Back pain | |
| JOINT PAIN | |
| Procedural pain | |
Top Companies Reporting
| GRAVITI PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED | |
| CIPHER | |
| MYLAN | |
| TEVA | |
| LUPIN | |
TRAMADOL (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: ULTRAM (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: ULTRAM ER (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: CONZIP (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the
MedWatch voluntary reporting form.
This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and
obtained from Open FDA. Data was last
updated with reports received through April 28, 2026.
Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers).
Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting)
report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch
reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly
consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small
percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at
the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported
(voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ
somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS
reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug
name differences,
duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the
most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer:
"Do not rely on openFDA to make
decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that
data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."
FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse
reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates
sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient
friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted
for medical jargon. Please
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Notes
This summary includes ALL reports where the
drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority
of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical
companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most
frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event.
This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with
reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific
adverse events.
