Drug Safety Information for UNIVASC (Moexipril hydrochloride)

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

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Myocardial infarction42
2Cerebrovascular accident42
3Asthenia41
4Dyspnoea38
5Dizziness*37
6Pain36
7Drug ineffective34
8Cardiac failure congestive32
9Headache30
10Coronary artery disease28
11Hypertension27
12Chest pain26
13Product quality issue26
14Fall25
15Anxiety25
16Arthralgia23
17Fatigue23
18Injury23
19Diarrhoea22
20Nausea22

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension512
2Product used for unknown indication137
3Blood pressure115
4Ill-defined disorder13
5Coronary artery bypass12
6Cardiac disorder8
7Blood pressure increased3
8Ventricular hypertrophy2
9Essential hypertension2
10Hepatic steatosis2

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


Types of Adverse Events for UNIVASC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3376


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for UNIVASC

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 3376*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Moexipril hydrochloride (Fempress, Perdix, Moexipril hcl, Moexipril, Univasc)

Charts are based on 3376 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.