Drug Safety Information for WINSTROL (Stanozolol)

Adverse Drug Reactions for WINSTROL* (Stanozolol)

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 WINSTROL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Rhabdomyolysis11
2Drug abuse10
3Hereditary angioedema10
4Drug abuser9
5Renal failure acute9
6Dysphonia8
7Laryngocele8
8Dyspnoea8
9Intentional drug misuse7
10Stridor7
11Laryngeal oedema6
12Multi-organ failure5
13Retinal vein occlusion5
14Weight decreased5
15Hepatomegaly4
16Vomiting4
17Alanine aminotransferase increased4
18Nausea4
19Pyrexia4
20Abdominal pain upper4

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication102
2Drug abuser28
3Aplastic anaemia12
4Off label use11
5Cryofibrinogenaemia11
6Drug abuse10
7Hereditary angioedema10
8Muscle mass9
9Ill-defined disorder7
10Substance abuse7

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


Types of Adverse Events for WINSTROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 436


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for WINSTROL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 436*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Stanozolol (Stromba, Winstrol)

Charts are based on 436 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.