Drug Safety Information for VISINE-A (Naphazoline hydrochloride; pheniramine maleate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for VISINE-A* (Naphazoline hydrochloride; pheniramine maleate)

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 VISINE-A
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Mydriasis297
2Eye irritation234
3Vision blurred115
4Ocular hyperaemia104
5Drug ineffective100
6Eye pain87
7Instillation site pain73
8Condition aggravated44
9Headache*39
10Lacrimation increased33
11Eye pruritus33
12Eye swelling32
13Expired drug administered30
14Photophobia26
15Off label use25
16Dry eye23
17Dizziness22
18Abnormal sensation in eye21
19Incorrect dose administered20
20Application site burn18

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking VISINE-A
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Eye pruritus559
2Product used for unknown indication363
3Eye allergy298
4Dry eye149
5Ocular hyperaemia142
6Eye irritation111
7Hypersensitivity96
8Seasonal allergy93
9Off label use46
10Multiple allergies29

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


Types of Adverse Events for VISINE-A

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2324


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VISINE-A

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2324*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Naphazoline hydrochloride; pheniramine maleate (Eye allergy relief, Visine-a, Visine a, Opcon-a, Naphcon a, Naphcon-a)

Charts are based on 2324 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.