FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for VENCLEXTA
These tables and charts are based on 35,677 total reports for VENCLEXTA (VENETOCLAX) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through April 28, 2026.
This FAERS total includes 35,073 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 604 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted
MedWatch reports. For a separate summary of the 604 U.S. reports
filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch VENCLEXTA summary report.
(See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)
Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with VENCLEXTA (reported in FAERS Database) Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for VENCLEXTA Side Effect # of FDA Reports 1 DEATH 8664 2 OFF LABEL USE 4045 3 PLATELET COUNT DECREASED 2095 4 FATIGUE 1962 5 WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DECREASED 1644 6 DIARRHEA 1435 7 NAUSEA 1428 8 FEVER 1366 9 HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED 1353 10 LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA) 1300 11 PNEUMONIA 1295 12 HOSPITALIZATION 1227 13 ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA 1082 14 HOSPICE CARE 1037 15 INFECTION 807 16 TRANSFUSION 788 17 COVID-19 782 18 LOW WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNTS 762 19 FALL 722 20 FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA 709 Latest Known Outcome for Reported Reactions Number of Cases 1 Unknown Outcome 21144 2 Patient died 11047 3 Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved 6821 4 Patient recovered 4654 5 Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving 4623 6 Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues 66
VENCLEXTA Total Reports
| Male | Female | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20818 | 13098 | 1761 | 35,677 |
Top Countries Reporting
| Country | Number of Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 19079 |
| 2 | Japan | 1694 |
| 3 | Canada | 1577 |
| 4 | Colombia | 685 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 672 |
| 6 | China | 332 |
| 7 | Israel | 186 |
| 8 | Mexico | 172 |
| 9 | Brazil | 125 |
| 10 | South Korea | 86 |
Outcomes for Reports
Serious: 30718
Not Serious: 4956
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.
| Top Indications | |
| Acute myeloid leukaemia | |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia | |
| Product used for unknown indication | |
| Myelodysplastic syndrome | |
| Plasma cell myeloma | |
Top Companies Reporting
| ABBVIE | |
FDA Approval Date: 2016-04-11 VENCLEXTA (VENETOCLAX) Rx Drug: For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the
MedWatch voluntary reporting form.
This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for VENCLEXTA reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and
obtained from Open FDA. Data was last
updated with reports received through April 28, 2026.
Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers).
Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting)
report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch
reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly
consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small
percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at
the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported
(voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ
somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS
reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug
name differences,
duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the
most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer:
"Do not rely on openFDA to make
decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that
data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."
FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse
reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates
sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient
friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted
for medical jargon. Please
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Safety-Related FDA Updates
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Notes
This summary includes ALL reports where the
drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority
of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical
companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most
frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event.
This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with
reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific
adverse events.
