Drug Safety Information for VENOFER (Iron sucrose)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for VENOFER (IRON SUCROSE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

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Adverse Drug Reactions for VENOFER* (Iron sucrose)

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 VENOFER
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*1441
2Dyspnoea1214
3Anaemia1188
4Fatigue1180
5Diarrhoea1123
6Pain1076
7Vomiting977
8Dizziness908
9Drug ineffective897
10Headache897
11Asthenia894
12Abdominal pain747
13Pyrexia730
14Oedema peripheral726
15Arthralgia704
16Pain in extremity633
17Fall629
18Haemoglobin decreased613
19Injection site pain609
20Pneumonia601

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication14302
2Anaemia6478
3Mineral supplementation2458
4Iron deficiency anaemia1820
5Iron deficiency999
6Blood iron decreased855
7Supplementation therapy753
8Medical diet253
9Haemoglobin decreased249
10Dialysis232

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


Types of Adverse Events for VENOFER

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 105260


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VENOFER

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 105260*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Iron sucrose (Myferon 150, Venofer)

Charts are based on 105260 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.