Drug Safety Information for UNIRETIC (Hydrochlorothiazide; moexipril hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for UNIRETIC* (Hydrochlorothiazide; moexipril 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 UNIRETIC
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea15
2Hypertension14
3Chest pain12
4Asthenia11
5Oedema peripheral10
6Diarrhoea10
7Depression9
8Weight decreased9
9Pain in extremity9
10Pain9
11Product quality issue9
12Anxiety9
13Paraesthesia9
14Fall9
15Drug ineffective*9
16Fatigue*7
17Diabetes mellitus7
18Dyspnoea*7
19Vomiting7
20Dizziness7

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*188
2Product used for unknown indication18
3Blood pressure8

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


Types of Adverse Events for UNIRETIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 888


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for UNIRETIC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 888*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Hydrochlorothiazide; moexipril hydrochloride (Uniretic)

Charts are based on 888 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.