Drug Safety Information for TRUVADA (Emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for TRUVADA (EMTRICITABINE; TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TRUVADA* (Emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

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 TRUVADA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia355
2Diarrhoea349
3Renal failure acute312
4Abortion spontaneous308
5Nausea283
6Vomiting*264
7Drug interaction252
8Rash244
9Pregnancy215
10Renal failure210
11Anaemia182
12Premature baby177
13Headache*174
14Immune reconstitution syndrome174
15Asthenia167
16Blood creatinine increased158
17Aspartate aminotransferase increased149
18Fatigue*148
19Jaundice148
20Dyspnoea148

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hiv infection14817
2Product used for unknown indication1493
3Maternal exposure during pregnancy625
4Antiretroviral therapy470
5Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome450
6Prophylaxis against hiv infection371
7Hiv test positive313
8Maternal exposure timing unspecified252
9Antiviral treatment184
10Prophylaxis82

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


Types of Adverse Events for TRUVADA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 26120


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TRUVADA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 26120*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada)

Charts are based on 26120 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.