Drug Safety Information for VIREAD (Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for VIREAD (TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for VIREAD* (Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

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 VIREAD
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia508
2Renal failure acute495
3Drug interaction450
4Diarrhoea447
5Nausea444
6Vomiting442
7Anaemia382
8Renal failure381
9Abortion spontaneous321
10Blood creatinine increased302
11Weight decreased289
12Asthenia281
13Death269
14Fatigue265
15Alanine aminotransferase increased261
16Abdominal pain261
17Headache250
18Dyspnoea244
19Drug ineffective235
20Rash232

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hiv infection22009
2Hepatitis b2182
3Product used for unknown indication2059
4Antiretroviral therapy1082
5Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome727
6Hiv test positive573
7Maternal exposure during pregnancy410
8Prophylaxis against hiv infection264
9Antiviral treatment204
10Antiviral prophylaxis111

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


Types of Adverse Events for VIREAD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 40573


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VIREAD

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 40573*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Tdf, Viread, Tenofovir disoproxil, Tenofovir df)

Charts are based on 40573 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.