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Paclitaxel Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Paclitaxel adverse event reports trending over time?

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

Most Common Paclitaxel Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

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

Dyspnoea
982 (2.51%)
Diarrhoea
801 (2.05%)
Dehydration
782 (2%)
Nausea
708 (1.81%)
Vomiting
699 (1.79%)
Pyrexia
691 (1.77%)
Neutropenia
662 (1.69%)
Febrile Neutropenia
604 (1.55%)
Fatigue
584 (1.49%)
Anaemia
551 (1.41%)
Pneumonia
440 (1.13%)
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Abdominal Pain
361 (.92%)
Asthenia
353 (.9%)
Hypotension
329 (.84%)
Thrombocytopenia
321 (.82%)
Sepsis
276 (.71%)
Haemoglobin Decreased
270 (.69%)
Death
259 (.66%)
Pulmonary Embolism
258 (.66%)
White Blood Cell Count Decreased
257 (.66%)
Pain
247 (.63%)
Flushing
244 (.62%)
Chest Pain
242 (.62%)
Leukopenia
239 (.61%)
Back Pain
233 (.6%)
Infection
232 (.59%)
Hypertension
230 (.59%)
Dizziness
229 (.59%)
Hypokalaemia
225 (.58%)
General Physical Health Deteriorati...
222 (.57%)
Platelet Count Decreased
211 (.54%)
Neuropathy Peripheral
207 (.53%)
Respiratory Failure
202 (.52%)
Neutrophil Count Decreased
197 (.5%)
Pneumonitis
196 (.5%)
Rash
195 (.5%)
Renal Failure Acute
193 (.49%)
Malignant Neoplasm Progression
190 (.49%)
Cough
188 (.48%)
Decreased Appetite
188 (.48%)
Deep Vein Thrombosis
188 (.48%)
Confusional State
187 (.48%)
Pleural Effusion
186 (.48%)
Syncope
186 (.48%)
Constipation
184 (.47%)
Erythema
184 (.47%)
Hypersensitivity
183 (.47%)
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
182 (.47%)
Infusion Related Reaction
182 (.47%)
Mucosal Inflammation
178 (.46%)
Chest Discomfort
177 (.45%)
Disease Progression
173 (.44%)
Renal Failure
172 (.44%)
Arthralgia
168 (.43%)
Tachycardia
164 (.42%)
Pancytopenia
161 (.41%)
Urinary Tract Infection
158 (.4%)
Malaise
154 (.39%)
Hyponatraemia
153 (.39%)
Atrial Fibrillation
152 (.39%)
Aspartate Aminotransferase Increase...
150 (.38%)
Hypoxia
149 (.38%)
Interstitial Lung Disease
139 (.36%)
Cardiac Arrest
138 (.35%)
Loss Of Consciousness
137 (.35%)
Headache
135 (.35%)
Cardio-respiratory Arrest
134 (.34%)
Chills
127 (.33%)
Myocardial Infarction
126 (.32%)
Cellulitis
124 (.32%)
Pain In Extremity
121 (.31%)
Oedema Peripheral
119 (.3%)
Myalgia
116 (.3%)
Oesophagitis
114 (.29%)
Cardiac Failure Congestive
107 (.27%)
Small Intestinal Obstruction
107 (.27%)
Septic Shock
106 (.27%)
Cardiac Failure
105 (.27%)
Blood Creatinine Increased
103 (.26%)
Neutropenic Sepsis
103 (.26%)
Dysphagia
102 (.26%)
Hyperglycaemia
102 (.26%)
Weight Decreased
102 (.26%)
Paraesthesia
99 (.25%)
Anorexia
97 (.25%)
Hyperhidrosis
94 (.24%)
Stomatitis
92 (.24%)
Neoplasm Malignant
91 (.23%)
Palmar-plantar Erythrodysaesthesia ...
91 (.23%)
Ejection Fraction Decreased
88 (.23%)
Multi-organ Failure
87 (.22%)
Embolism
86 (.22%)
Oxygen Saturation Decreased
80 (.2%)
Blood Pressure Increased
79 (.2%)
Convulsion
79 (.2%)
Hypomagnesaemia
79 (.2%)
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
78 (.2%)
Hepatic Failure
75 (.19%)
Abdominal Pain Upper
74 (.19%)
Muscular Weakness
74 (.19%)
Haemoptysis
73 (.19%)

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

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

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

Breast Cancer
2979
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
1915
Ovarian Cancer
879
Breast Cancer Metastatic
860
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
327
Lung Neoplasm Malignant
275
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Gastric Cancer
216
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
190
Bladder Cancer
155
Endometrial Cancer
133
Chemotherapy
130
Lung Adenocarcinoma
116
Neoplasm Malignant
116
Pancreatic Carcinoma
112
Oesophageal Carcinoma
110
Metastatic Malignant Melanoma
98
Product Used For Unknown Indication
89
Cervix Carcinoma
80
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
66
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
57
Fallopian Tube Cancer
49
Neoplasm
47
Adenocarcinoma
47
Small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Unspec...
47
Malignant Peritoneal Neoplasm
45
Prostate Cancer
44
Germ Cell Cancer
43
Uterine Cancer
43
Metastatic Neoplasm
42
Head And Neck Cancer
37
Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastatic
37
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastat...
33
Lung Cancer Metastatic
31
Breast Cancer Recurrent
27
Peritoneal Carcinoma
25
Malignant Melanoma
24
Ovarian Cancer Metastatic
24
Pancreatic Carcinoma Metastatic
23
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Ii...
22
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Iv
22
Metastases To Liver
22
Metastases To Lung
22
Breast Cancer Stage Ii
20
Breast Cancer Female
20
Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
20
Tongue Neoplasm Malignant Stage Uns...
19
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Ii...
18
Metastatic Gastric Cancer
18
Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage ...
18
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Recurrent
17
Tonsil Cancer
16

Drug Labels

LabelLabelerEffective
PaclitaxelBedford Laboratories24-MAR-10
PaclitaxelBedford Laboratories03-NOV-10
PaclitaxelAPP Pharmaceuticals, LLC21-JAN-11
PaclitaxelBedford Laboratories15-AUG-11
PaclitaxelSandoz Inc.20-SEP-11
PaclitaxelOnco Therapies Limited 18-OCT-11
PaclitaxelSagent Pharmaceuticals23-NOV-11
PaclitaxelPfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc.07-DEC-11
PaclitaxelTeva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.07-AUG-12
AbraxaneAbraxis BioScience, LLC17-OCT-12
PaclitaxelHospira Worldwide, Inc.02-NOV-12

Paclitaxel Case Reports

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About Results

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