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Epogen Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Epogen adverse event reports trending over time?

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

Most Common Epogen Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

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

Therapeutic Response Decreased
571 (7.79%)
Haemoglobin Decreased
304 (4.15%)
Aplasia Pure Red Cell
293 (4%)
Anaemia
246 (3.36%)
Drug Ineffective
181 (2.47%)
Anti-erythropoietin Antibody Positi...
101 (1.38%)
Dyspnoea
85 (1.16%)
Hospitalisation
74 (1.01%)
Nausea
70 (.96%)
Fatigue
66 (.9%)
Pyrexia
65 (.89%)
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Death
62 (.85%)
Hypertension
58 (.79%)
Vomiting
57 (.78%)
Bone Marrow Failure
55 (.75%)
Medication Error
55 (.75%)
Pruritus
54 (.74%)
Hypersensitivity
52 (.71%)
Pneumonia
52 (.71%)
Thrombocytopenia
51 (.7%)
Chest Pain
50 (.68%)
Rash
50 (.68%)
Normochromic Normocytic Anaemia
46 (.63%)
Asthenia
43 (.59%)
Diarrhoea
41 (.56%)
Hypotension
38 (.52%)
Injection Site Pain
38 (.52%)
Blood Pressure Increased
36 (.49%)
Convulsion
36 (.49%)
Malaise
36 (.49%)
Sepsis
35 (.48%)
White Blood Cell Count Decreased
35 (.48%)
Pancytopenia
34 (.46%)
Platelet Count Decreased
34 (.46%)
Neutralising Antibodies Positive
33 (.45%)
Haematocrit Decreased
32 (.44%)
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
31 (.42%)
Non-neutralising Antibodies Positiv...
31 (.42%)
Staphylococcal Infection
31 (.42%)
Chills
30 (.41%)
Condition Aggravated
30 (.41%)
Cough
30 (.41%)
Headache
30 (.41%)
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
29 (.4%)
Cardiac Failure Congestive
28 (.38%)
Serum Ferritin Increased
28 (.38%)
Peritonitis
27 (.37%)
Fall
26 (.35%)
Abdominal Pain
25 (.34%)
Gastritis
25 (.34%)
Pain
25 (.34%)
Cerebrovascular Accident
23 (.31%)
Haemorrhage
22 (.3%)
Infection
22 (.3%)
Kidney Transplant Rejection
22 (.3%)
Blood Parathyroid Hormone Increased
21 (.29%)
Fluid Overload
21 (.29%)
Dizziness
20 (.27%)
Iron Deficiency
20 (.27%)
Renal Failure Chronic
20 (.27%)
Reticulocyte Count Abnormal
20 (.27%)
Reticulocyte Count Decreased
20 (.27%)
Feeling Abnormal
19 (.26%)
Haemodialysis
19 (.26%)
Leg Amputation
19 (.26%)
Renal Failure
19 (.26%)
Bone Pain
18 (.25%)
Hyperkalaemia
18 (.25%)
Multiple Myeloma
18 (.25%)
Oedema Peripheral
18 (.25%)
Respiratory Arrest
18 (.25%)
Atrial Fibrillation
17 (.23%)
Back Pain
17 (.23%)
Blood Erythropoietin Decreased
17 (.23%)
Cardio-respiratory Arrest
17 (.23%)
Deep Vein Thrombosis
17 (.23%)
Loss Of Consciousness
17 (.23%)
Pericardial Effusion
17 (.23%)
Blood Product Transfusion Dependent
16 (.22%)
Epistaxis
16 (.22%)
Hernia
16 (.22%)
Refractory Anaemia
16 (.22%)
Haemoglobin Abnormal
15 (.2%)
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
15 (.2%)
Occult Blood Positive
15 (.2%)
Peritonitis Bacterial
15 (.2%)
Pulmonary Embolism
15 (.2%)
Urticaria
15 (.2%)
Cellulitis
14 (.19%)
Drug Hypersensitivity
14 (.19%)
Myocardial Infarction
14 (.19%)
Pleural Effusion
14 (.19%)
Weight Decreased
14 (.19%)
Abdominal Pain Upper
13 (.18%)
Aplastic Anaemia
13 (.18%)
Arthralgia
13 (.18%)
Bradycardia
13 (.18%)
Eosinophilia
13 (.18%)
Haemoglobin Increased
13 (.18%)
Haemolysis
13 (.18%)
Haemorrhoids
13 (.18%)

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This graph shows the top adverse events submitted to the FDA for Epogen, 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 Epogen 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 Epogen

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This graph shows the top categories of adverse events submitted to the FDA for Epogen, 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 Epogen 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 Epogen According to Those Reporting Adverse Events

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

Dialysis
1003
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
742
Renal Failure Chronic
624
Anaemia
601
Product Used For Unknown Indication
493
Anaemia Of Malignant Disease
104
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Nephrogenic Anaemia
73
Pre-existing Disease
52
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
30
Haemodialysis
24
Renal Failure
20
Hepatitis C
16
Red Blood Cell Abnormality
13
Red Blood Cell Count Decreased
13
Nephropathy
12
Anaemia Of Chronic Disease
12
Peritoneal Dialysis
11
Prophylaxis
8
Haemoglobin Decreased
6
Hormone Therapy
6
Renal Transplant
5
Prophylaxis Against Transplant Reje...
5
Epistaxis
5
Anaemia Prophylaxis
5
Preoperative Care
5
Supplementation Therapy
5
Premature Baby
4
Renal Impairment
4
Hiv Infection
4
Erythropoiesis Abnormal
4
Blood Count Abnormal
4
Red Blood Cell Count Increased
3
Bone Marrow Failure
3
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
3
Thrombocytopenia
2
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Sy...
2
Renal Failure Acute
2
Renal Disorder
2
Supportive Care
2
Stem Cell Transplant
2
Aplastic Anaemia
2
Multiple Myeloma
2
Neoplasm Malignant
2
Hepatitis C Virus Test Positive
1
Ill-defined Disorder
1
Hodgkins Disease
1
Thalassaemia Beta
1
Full Blood Count Decreased
1
Transplant
1
Psoriasis
1
Prostate Cancer Metastatic
1

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Epogen Case Reports

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About Results

This report contains aggregated drug side effects and adverse events for Epogen. 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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