FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for WARFARIN SODIUM

These tables and charts are based on 46,888 total reports for WARFARIN SODIUM (WARFARIN SODIUM) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through April 28, 2026.

This FAERS total includes 46,155 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 733 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted MedWatch reports. For a separate summary of the 733 U.S. reports filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch WARFARIN SODIUM summary report. (See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with WARFARIN SODIUM (reported in FAERS Database)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1INTERNATIONAL NORMALISED RATIO INCREASED5135
2SHORTNESS OF BREATH2573
3DRUG INTERACTION2529
4FATIGUE2106
5NAUSEA2095
6DIARRHEA1935
7DIZZINESS1896
8ANEMIA1736
9LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA)1724
10FALL1713
11DRUG INEFFECTIVE1632
12BLEEDING1588
13HEADACHE1517
14ATRIAL FIBRILLATION1499
15PAIN1386
16VOMITING1386
17GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING1365
18PNEUMONIA1345
19LOW BLOOD PRESSURE1329
20DEATH1294

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for WARFARIN SODIUM

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome13864
2Patient recovered4984
3Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved3693
4Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving2758
5Patient died1964
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues245
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WARFARIN SODIUM Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 22405    20837    3646    46,888  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
United States  15798
United Kingdom  1894
Italy  1176
France  868
Canada  556
Australia  271
Japan  263
China  162
EU  140
10 Sweden  102

Outcomes for Reports

Serious: 37331
Not Serious: 9543
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      
Product used for unknown indication
Atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulant therapy
Deep vein thrombosis
Budd-Chiari syndrome

Top Companies Reporting

   CIPLA

Safety-Related FDA Updates

FDA Approval Date: 1997-03-26

COUMADIN (WARFARIN SODIUM) Rx Drug:
Safety-related Labeling Changes


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For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.

Notes

This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for WARFARIN SODIUM 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.

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.

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 contact us with questions or comments about this report.