Drug Safety Information for TREXALL (Methotrexate sodium)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for METHOTREXATE SODIUM (METHOTREXATE SODIUM) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

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Adverse Drug Reactions for TREXALL* (Methotrexate 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 TREXALL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Injection site pain6421
2Arthralgia4013
3Rheumatoid arthritis3963
4Drug ineffective3831
5Pyrexia3792
6Nausea*3352
7Injection site erythema3292
8Headache*3142
9Pneumonia2939
10Fatigue*2908
11Pain*2834
12Dyspnoea2630
13Injection site haematoma2346
14Vomiting2344
15Diarrhoea*2319
16Pain in extremity2256
17Cough2158
18Oedema peripheral1917
19Injection site pruritus1844
20Rash1776

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Rheumatoid arthritis*68664
2Product used for unknown indication32849
3Psoriatic arthropathy*6319
4Acute lymphocytic leukaemia6244
5Prophylaxis against graft versus host disease5250
6Arthritis*2921
7Psoriasis*2782
8Crohn's disease*2073
9Juvenile arthritis1864
10Ankylosing spondylitis*1652

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


Types of Adverse Events for TREXALL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 336152


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TREXALL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 336152*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Methotrexate sodium (Mexate-aq preserved, Abitrexate, Maxtrex, Mexate-aq, Methotrexate sodium, Methotrexate lpf, Folex, Rheumatrex, Trexall, Methotrexatum, Mtx, Folex pfs, Sodium methotrexate, Metotrexato, Mexate)

Charts are based on 336152 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.