VALIUM FDA MedWatch Voluntary U.S. Reports Summary

These tables and charts are created from 900 U.S. reports for VALIUM (DIAZEPAM) voluntarily reported by individuals directly to the FDA via the MedWatch Reporting System from 2004 through July 30, 2026. Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events reported to the FDA, and often do not represent typical side effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent official drug label.

For a summary of adverse events including mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (all countries and all reporter types) to the FAERS database, View FDA FAERS VALIUM Report.

Top Adverse Events Reported with VALIUM (from U.S. FDA Medwatch Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	PAIN	77
2	HEADACHE	76
3	NAUSEA	73
4	DIZZINESS	71
5	ANXIETY	69
6	FATIGUE	69
7	INSOMNIA	66
8	LACK OF STRENGTH AND ENERGY (ASTHENIA)	52
9	DEPRESSION	52
10	DIARRHEA	52
11	SUICIDAL IDEATION	52
12	DRUG INEFFECTIVE	51
13	SHORTNESS OF BREATH	49
14	PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION ISSUE	44
15	VOMITING	44
16	JOINT PAIN	42
17	MUSCLE SPASMS	41
18	MALAISE	39
19	FEELING ABNORMAL	37
20	TREMOR	37
21	WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME	37
22	RASH	32
23	FALL	31
24	GAIT DISTURBANCE	31
25	MUSCLE PAIN	30

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VALIUM Total Medwatch Safety Reports by Patient Sex

Male	Female	Unknown	Total
258	607	35	900

Medwatch Reporter Type	Count
Consumer	459
Physician	29
Pharmacist	106
Other Health Professional	96
Lawyer	1

Top Indications

Product used for unknown indication
Agitation
Bipolar disorder
Insomnia
Depression

Type of Outcome Reported
Serious: 680
Not Serious: 220
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.

Suspected Role
Primary Suspect: 899
Concomitant Drugs: 842
Note: A single MedWatch report can list more than one drug. This summary includes VALIUM identified as the suspect drug or as a concomitantly taken drug.

FDA Safety-Related Labeling Changes

VALIUM (DIAZEPAM) Rx Drug:
FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes

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NOTES

This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from U.S. drug-related adverse event cases that were reported directly to the FDA using the voluntary MedWatch online or paper reporting system. MedWatch is the voluntary FDA system for consumers, physicians, and others to directly report adverse reactions. The Medwatch initiative was launched in 1993 as a voluntary reporting program for consumers, physicians and other healthcare practitioners.

After processing the received forms, the FDA adds the MedWatch reports to the FDA Adverse Events Reporting System(or FAERS database.) Click here for the complete FAERS report summary, which includes mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical companies (worldwide) combined with the MedWatch reports. MedWatch Reports only represent about 5% of the FAERS database. For more, read "Does the FDA's Rapidly Growing Database of Adverse Events Improve Drug Safety?"

The data in this report was obtained from Open FDA. Data was last updated to include reports through January 27, 2026. 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.

Open FDA states that it only includes the most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer: "Do not rely on Open FDA 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 about this report.