Drug Safety Information for ULTRACET (Acetaminophen; tramadol hydrochloride)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ULTRACET (ACETAMINOPHEN; TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ULTRACET* (Acetaminophen; tramadol hydrochloride)

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 ULTRACET
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea275
2Dizziness217
3Pain*209
4Headache181
5Dyspnoea179
6Vomiting177
7Drug ineffective156
8Fatigue153
9Arthralgia150
10Chest pain143
11Anxiety141
12Fall137
13Depression134
14Hypertension133
15Asthenia133
16Pain in extremity132
17Pneumonia130
18Back pain118
19Diarrhoea114
20Myocardial infarction110

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Pain*2220
2Product used for unknown indication1659
3Arthralgia337
4Back pain*304
5Analgesic therapy269
6Rheumatoid arthritis214
7Pain management171
8Arthritis154
9Osteoarthritis102
10Headache95

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


Types of Adverse Events for ULTRACET

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19497


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ULTRACET

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19497*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Acetaminophen; tramadol hydrochloride (Ultracet)

Charts are based on 19497 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.