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Naltrexone Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Naltrexone adverse event reports trending over time?

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

Most Common Naltrexone Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

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

Drug Ineffective
125 (3.87%)
Headache
115 (3.56%)
Nausea
103 (3.19%)
Drug Withdrawal Syndrome
83 (2.57%)
Vomiting
67 (2.08%)
Insomnia
56 (1.74%)
Withdrawal Syndrome
52 (1.61%)
Diarrhoea
51 (1.58%)
Pain
48 (1.49%)
Hyperhidrosis
45 (1.39%)
Malaise
45 (1.39%)
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Pruritus
45 (1.39%)
Anxiety
40 (1.24%)
Feeling Abnormal
37 (1.15%)
Somnolence
35 (1.08%)
Tremor
35 (1.08%)
Chills
29 (.9%)
Dyspnoea
29 (.9%)
Abdominal Discomfort
28 (.87%)
Rash
28 (.87%)
Agitation
26 (.81%)
Asthenia
26 (.81%)
Convulsion
26 (.81%)
Abdominal Pain
25 (.77%)
Drug Interaction
23 (.71%)
Intentional Drug Misuse
23 (.71%)
Constipation
21 (.65%)
Myalgia
21 (.65%)
Depression
20 (.62%)
Completed Suicide
19 (.59%)
Decreased Appetite
19 (.59%)
Death
18 (.56%)
Loss Of Consciousness
18 (.56%)
Muscle Spasms
18 (.56%)
Dizziness
17 (.53%)
Fatigue
17 (.53%)
Migraine
17 (.53%)
Amnesia
16 (.5%)
Chest Pain
16 (.5%)
Confusional State
16 (.5%)
Delirium
16 (.5%)
Oedema Peripheral
16 (.5%)
Pain In Extremity
16 (.5%)
Abdominal Pain Upper
15 (.46%)
Lethargy
15 (.46%)
Drug Diversion
14 (.43%)
Tachycardia
14 (.43%)
Dehydration
13 (.4%)
Drug Abuse
13 (.4%)
Dyspepsia
13 (.4%)
Hypersensitivity
13 (.4%)
Intentional Overdose
13 (.4%)
Paraesthesia
13 (.4%)
Epilepsy
12 (.37%)
Hallucination
12 (.37%)
Heart Rate Increased
12 (.37%)
Overdose
12 (.37%)
Pneumonia
12 (.37%)
Speech Disorder
12 (.37%)
Blood Pressure Increased
11 (.34%)
Coma
11 (.34%)
Feeling Cold
11 (.34%)
Restlessness
11 (.34%)
Drug Dependence
10 (.31%)
Drug Toxicity
10 (.31%)
Dry Mouth
10 (.31%)
Hepatitis Cholestatic
10 (.31%)
Mydriasis
10 (.31%)
Renal Failure
10 (.31%)
Renal Failure Acute
10 (.31%)
Suicidal Ideation
10 (.31%)
Suicide Attempt
10 (.31%)
Unresponsive To Stimuli
10 (.31%)
Vision Blurred
10 (.31%)
Abnormal Behaviour
9 (.28%)
Adverse Drug Reaction
9 (.28%)
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
9 (.28%)
Back Pain
9 (.28%)
Drug Effect Decreased
9 (.28%)
Dyskinesia
9 (.28%)
Euphoric Mood
9 (.28%)
Hypersomnia
9 (.28%)
Vomiting Projectile
9 (.28%)
Accidental Overdose
8 (.25%)
Blood Glucose Increased
8 (.25%)
Brain Oedema
8 (.25%)
Breakthrough Pain
8 (.25%)
Cold Sweat
8 (.25%)
Crying
8 (.25%)
Cytolytic Hepatitis
8 (.25%)
Erythema
8 (.25%)
Faecal Incontinence
8 (.25%)
Irritability
8 (.25%)
Memory Impairment
8 (.25%)
Muscle Twitching
8 (.25%)
Musculoskeletal Stiffness
8 (.25%)
Myocardial Infarction
8 (.25%)
Neutropenia
8 (.25%)
Pneumonia Aspiration
8 (.25%)
Psychotic Disorder
8 (.25%)
Arthralgia
7 (.22%)

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

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

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

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

Back Pain
128
Pain
122
Alcoholism
46
Product Used For Unknown Indication
46
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
33
Drug Detoxification
31
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Neck Pain
22
Drug Dependence
19
Fibromyalgia
18
Arthralgia
18
Multiple Sclerosis
17
Alcohol Abuse
15
Drug Withdrawal Syndrome
14
Pain In Extremity
14
Prophylaxis
9
Arthritis
8
Post Laminectomy Syndrome
8
Rheumatoid Arthritis
8
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
7
Bone Pain
7
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
7
Lumbar Radiculopathy
6
Self Injurious Behaviour
6
Analgesic Therapy
5
Juvenile Arthritis
5
Neuralgia
5
Intervertebral Disc Protrusion
5
Detoxification
5
Osteoarthritis
4
Alcoholic Psychosis
4
Alcohol Use
4
Neuropathy Peripheral
4
Abstains From Alcohol
3
Depression
3
Crohns Disease
3
Pruritus
3
Immune System Disorder
3
Anxiety
3
Ill-defined Disorder
3
Alcohol Rehabilitation
3
Headache
3
Fatigue
3
Facial Pain
2
Spinal Operation
2
Cancer Pain
2
Abdominal Pain
2
Suicidal Ideation
2
Pain Management
2
Spinal Fusion Surgery
2
Myositis
2
Neck Injury
2

Drug Labels

LabelLabelerEffective
VivitrolAlkermes, Inc.18-OCT-10
Vivitrol Alkermes, Inc.18-OCT-10
Naltrexone HydrochlorideMallinckrodt Inc.06-APR-11
Naltrexone HydrochlorideAccord Healthcare, Inc.,30-AUG-11
Naltrexone HydrochlorideSun Pharma Global FZE28-FEB-12
Naltrexone HydrochloridePhysicians Total Care, Inc.01-MAY-12
Naltrexone HydrochlorideAmerican Health Packaging31-MAY-12
EmbedaKing Pharmaceuticals Inc.16-JUL-12
ReviaTeva Women's Health, Inc14-AUG-12
Naltrexone HydrochlorideBarr Laboratories Inc.22-AUG-12
Naltrexone HydrochlorideUnit Dose Services22-AUG-12
Naltrexone HydrochlorideEon Labs, Inc.20-MAR-13

Naltrexone Case Reports

What Naltrexone safety concerns are being reported by doctors and researchers in the medical literature?

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About Results

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