Drug Safety Information for V-CILLIN K (Penicillin v potassium)

Adverse Drug Reactions for V-CILLIN K* (Penicillin v potassium)

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 V-CILLIN K
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diarrhoea*109
2Pain94
3Dyspnoea93
4Pyrexia90
5Nausea81
6Rash80
7Anxiety78
8Vomiting71
9Headache64
10Drug hypersensitivity59
11Arthralgia58
12Fatigue58
13Depression56
14Abdominal pain55
15Anaemia52
16Back pain52
17Drug ineffective*50
18Asthenia50
19Renal failure acute49
20Hypertension49

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking V-CILLIN K
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication880
2Tonsillitis242
3Prophylaxis161
4Infection prophylaxis109
5Pharyngitis streptococcal97
6Ill-defined disorder72
7Infection56
8Upper respiratory tract infection52
9Splenectomy51
10Respiratory tract infection47

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


Types of Adverse Events for V-CILLIN K

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 11011


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for V-CILLIN K

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 11011*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Penicillin v potassium (Veetids '125', Beepen-vk, Uticillin vk, Veetids '500', Veetids '250', Penapar-vk, Betapen-vk, Pfizerpen vk, Ledercillin vk, Pen-vee k, V-cillin k, Penicillin-vk, Penicilina v, Penicillin v, Veetids)

Charts are based on 11011 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.