Drug Safety Information for ZOLADEX (Goserelin acetate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for ZOLADEX (GOSERELIN ACETATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ZOLADEX* (Goserelin acetate)

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 ZOLADEX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Death494
2Neoplasm malignant229
3Hot flush*184
4Dyspnoea184
5Fatigue168
6Nausea*164
7Pain*158
8Osteonecrosis150
9Pyrexia144
10Asthenia130
11Osteonecrosis of jaw126
12Vomiting125
13Diarrhoea124
14Dizziness117
15Anaemia115
16Headache*115
17Metastases to bone114
18Interstitial lung disease114
19Fall111
20Back pain111

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Prostate cancer*5480
2Breast cancer*1014
3Product used for unknown indication835
4Endometriosis*510
5Prostate cancer metastatic204
6Hormone therapy188
7Metastases to bone176
8Uterine leiomyoma*161
9Prostatic specific antigen increased92
10Breast cancer female86

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


Types of Adverse Events for ZOLADEX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19043


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ZOLADEX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 19043*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Goserelin acetate (Zoladex, Goserelin, Goserelin acetate)

Charts are based on 19043 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.