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Aldactone Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Aldactone adverse event reports trending over time?

This graph shows volume of adverse events submitted to the FDA by quarter for Aldactone, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients. Adverse events are counted if Aldactone is flagged as the suspect drug causing the adverse event.

Most Common Aldactone Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

What are the most common Aldactone adverse events reported to the FDA?

Hyperkalaemia
707 (5.21%)
Renal Failure Acute
544 (4.01%)
Drug Interaction
397 (2.92%)
Hyponatraemia
305 (2.25%)
Dehydration
243 (1.79%)
Renal Failure
225 (1.66%)
Bradycardia
172 (1.27%)
Malaise
164 (1.21%)
Hypotension
160 (1.18%)
Fall
156 (1.15%)
Blood Creatinine Increased
133 (.98%)
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Diarrhoea
117 (.86%)
Asthenia
112 (.83%)
Hepatic Encephalopathy
108 (.8%)
Cardiac Failure
105 (.77%)
Confusional State
105 (.77%)
Vomiting
98 (.72%)
Dyspnoea
95 (.7%)
Oedema Peripheral
94 (.69%)
Condition Aggravated
92 (.68%)
Nausea
92 (.68%)
Pyrexia
82 (.6%)
Platelet Count Decreased
77 (.57%)
Anaemia
76 (.56%)
Dizziness
76 (.56%)
Syncope
75 (.55%)
General Physical Health Deteriorati...
73 (.54%)
Pruritus
69 (.51%)
Somnolence
69 (.51%)
Thrombocytopenia
66 (.49%)
Blood Urea Increased
65 (.48%)
Blood Potassium Increased
64 (.47%)
Renal Impairment
59 (.43%)
Death
57 (.42%)
Fatigue
57 (.42%)
Headache
57 (.42%)
Hypokalaemia
56 (.41%)
Atrial Fibrillation
55 (.41%)
International Normalised Ratio Incr...
55 (.41%)
Atrioventricular Block Complete
54 (.4%)
Loss Of Consciousness
54 (.4%)
Rash
53 (.39%)
Blood Sodium Decreased
52 (.38%)
Oedema
52 (.38%)
Haemoglobin Decreased
49 (.36%)
Lactic Acidosis
47 (.35%)
Liver Disorder
47 (.35%)
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
47 (.35%)
Overdose
46 (.34%)
Ascites
45 (.33%)
Pneumonia
45 (.33%)
Weight Decreased
45 (.33%)
Agranulocytosis
44 (.32%)
Aspartate Aminotransferase Increase...
44 (.32%)
Depressed Level Of Consciousness
44 (.32%)
Drug Ineffective
44 (.32%)
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia And Sys...
44 (.32%)
Gynaecomastia
44 (.32%)
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
42 (.31%)
White Blood Cell Count Decreased
41 (.3%)
Blood Pressure Decreased
40 (.29%)
Cytolytic Hepatitis
38 (.28%)
Gamma-glutamyltransferase Increased
38 (.28%)
Encephalopathy
37 (.27%)
Abdominal Pain
36 (.27%)
Blood Glucose Increased
36 (.27%)
Decreased Appetite
36 (.27%)
Metabolic Acidosis
36 (.27%)
Orthostatic Hypotension
36 (.27%)
Jaundice
35 (.26%)
Toxic Skin Eruption
35 (.26%)
Urinary Tract Infection
35 (.26%)
Arrhythmia
34 (.25%)
Hepatic Failure
34 (.25%)
Hepatitis Acute
34 (.25%)
Atrioventricular Block
33 (.24%)
Pain
33 (.24%)
Pancreatitis Acute
33 (.24%)
Disorientation
32 (.24%)
Haemodialysis
32 (.24%)
Multi-organ Failure
32 (.24%)
Pemphigoid
32 (.24%)
Rhabdomyolysis
32 (.24%)
Cough
31 (.23%)
Eosinophilia
31 (.23%)
Hypertension
31 (.23%)
Hypoglycaemia
31 (.23%)
Cardiac Arrest
30 (.22%)
Infection
30 (.22%)
Interstitial Lung Disease
30 (.22%)
Pancytopenia
30 (.22%)
Purpura
30 (.22%)
Shock
30 (.22%)
Breast Pain
29 (.21%)
Cardiac Failure Congestive
29 (.21%)
Cardio-respiratory Arrest
28 (.21%)
Gastroenteritis
28 (.21%)
Muscle Spasms
28 (.21%)
Cholestasis
27 (.2%)
Hepatic Cirrhosis
27 (.2%)
Hypoaesthesia
27 (.2%)

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This graph shows the top adverse events submitted to the FDA for Aldactone, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Aldactone is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Adverse Event Categories for Aldactone

What are the most common Aldactone adverse events reported to the FDA?

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This graph shows the top categories of adverse events submitted to the FDA for Aldactone, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Aldactone is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Common Uses of Aldactone According to Those Reporting Adverse Events

Why are people taking Aldactone, according to those reporting adverse events to the FDA?

Hypertension
1144
Cardiac Failure
634
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
490
Product Used For Unknown Indication
378
Ascites
271
Oedema
245
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Cardiac Failure Congestive
182
Cardiac Failure Chronic
166
Ill-defined Disorder
166
Oedema Peripheral
110
Essential Hypertension
102
Hepatic Cirrhosis
99
Cardiac Disorder
76
Diuretic Therapy
69
Prophylaxis
63
Polyuria
58
Fluid Retention
54
Acne
50
Pleural Effusion
46
Blood Pressure
41
Cardiomyopathy
36
Hyperaldosteronism
29
Hypokalaemia
28
Cardiomegaly
25
Pulmonary Hypertension
25
Nephrotic Syndrome
21
Polycystic Ovaries
20
Myocardial Infarction
20
Renal Failure
20
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
19
Atrial Fibrillation
17
Cirrhosis Alcoholic
17
Renal Failure Chronic
16
Congestive Cardiomyopathy
16
Right Ventricular Failure
14
Alopecia
14
Abdominal Distension
12
Primary Hyperaldosteronism
11
Hirsutism
11
Acute Myocardial Infarction
11
Hypertensive Heart Disease
10
Swelling
10
Myocardial Ischaemia
10
Blood Testosterone Increased
10
Oedema Due To Hepatic Disease
10
Blood Pressure Abnormal
10
Chronic Hepatitis
9
Angina Pectoris
9
Coronary Artery Disease
8
Liver Disorder
8
Cardiovascular Event Prophylaxis
8

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Aldactone Case Reports

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About Results

This report contains aggregated drug side effects and adverse events for Aldactone. The data has been pulled from the United States Food and Drug Administration's (US FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), a database containing more than 4,000,000 adverse event reports.

DrugCite expands your query using the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) to include generic drugs and primary active ingredients. While the core of DrugCite's advanced drug filtering algorithm is based on the industry standard UMLS, DrugCite's proprietary filtering system also includes dozens of additional steps to reconcile malformed drug names in the FDA's data.

DrugCite only counts a drug if the submitter of the adverse event indicates that the drug is suspected to have caused the adverse event.

Depending on how the data is aggregated, different counts may occur. When someone submits an adverse event to the FDA, the submitter can attribute multiple adverse events to one or more drugs. For example, an individual taking Paxil could submit the adverse events "anxiety" and "suicidal ideation" for the same individual safety report (ISR). This means when DrugCite aggregates by adverse event, two distinct adverse events are counted in the adverse event graph; once for "anxiety" and again for "suicidal ideation". However, when DrugCite aggregates by individual safety reports irrespective of the details of the adverse events contained within the safety report, the report is only counted once.

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