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Sinemet Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Sinemet adverse event reports trending over time?

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

Most Common Sinemet Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

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

Drug Ineffective
165 (2.65%)
Fall
119 (1.91%)
Drug Interaction
116 (1.86%)
Dyskinesia
110 (1.77%)
Confusional State
108 (1.74%)
Tremor
106 (1.7%)
Hallucination
100 (1.61%)
Nausea
69 (1.11%)
Asthenia
66 (1.06%)
Overdose
65 (1.05%)
Dizziness
64 (1.03%)
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Insomnia
59 (.95%)
Movement Disorder
54 (.87%)
Somnolence
54 (.87%)
Condition Aggravated
51 (.82%)
Death
51 (.82%)
Dysphagia
47 (.76%)
Agitation
45 (.72%)
Gait Disturbance
44 (.71%)
Malaise
43 (.69%)
Delirium
42 (.68%)
Dyspnoea
42 (.68%)
Dysarthria
40 (.64%)
Fatigue
39 (.63%)
Hallucination, Visual
39 (.63%)
Pain
39 (.63%)
Muscle Rigidity
38 (.61%)
Pathological Gambling
38 (.61%)
Vomiting
38 (.61%)
Abnormal Behaviour
37 (.59%)
Disorientation
37 (.59%)
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
36 (.58%)
Loss Of Consciousness
35 (.56%)
Drug Effect Decreased
34 (.55%)
Adverse Event
33 (.53%)
General Physical Health Deteriorati...
33 (.53%)
Muscle Spasms
32 (.51%)
Weight Decreased
32 (.51%)
Orthostatic Hypotension
31 (.5%)
Restlessness
30 (.48%)
Balance Disorder
29 (.47%)
Diarrhoea
29 (.47%)
Musculoskeletal Stiffness
29 (.47%)
Parkinsonism
29 (.47%)
Rash
29 (.47%)
Syncope
29 (.47%)
Wrong Technique In Drug Usage Proce...
29 (.47%)
Aggression
28 (.45%)
Psychotic Disorder
28 (.45%)
Pulmonary Embolism
28 (.45%)
Constipation
27 (.43%)
Depression
27 (.43%)
Hypotension
27 (.43%)
Medication Error
27 (.43%)
Back Pain
26 (.42%)
Anxiety
25 (.4%)
Convulsion
25 (.4%)
Decreased Appetite
25 (.4%)
Feeling Abnormal
25 (.4%)
Pyrexia
25 (.4%)
Dehydration
24 (.39%)
Product Quality Issue
23 (.37%)
Abdominal Pain Upper
22 (.35%)
Anaemia
22 (.35%)
Haemoglobin Decreased
22 (.35%)
Suicide Attempt
22 (.35%)
Atrial Fibrillation
21 (.34%)
Aphasia
20 (.32%)
Headache
20 (.32%)
Hypersexuality
20 (.32%)
Pneumonia
20 (.32%)
Rhabdomyolysis
20 (.32%)
Speech Disorder
20 (.32%)
Cerebral Haematoma
19 (.31%)
Pain In Extremity
19 (.31%)
Cerebrovascular Accident
18 (.29%)
Abasia
17 (.27%)
Disease Progression
17 (.27%)
Off Label Use
17 (.27%)
Urinary Tract Infection
17 (.27%)
Renal Failure Acute
16 (.26%)
Lethargy
15 (.24%)
Meningitis
15 (.24%)
Muscular Weakness
15 (.24%)
Oedema Peripheral
15 (.24%)
Paralysis
15 (.24%)
Aphagia
14 (.23%)
Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increa...
14 (.23%)
Blood Pressure Increased
14 (.23%)
Chest Pain
14 (.23%)
Depressed Level Of Consciousness
14 (.23%)
Dysstasia
14 (.23%)
Dystonia
14 (.23%)
Hyperhidrosis
14 (.23%)
Jaundice
14 (.23%)
Neutropenia
14 (.23%)
Product Substitution Issue
14 (.23%)
Renal Failure
14 (.23%)
Thrombocytopenia
14 (.23%)
Urinary Retention
14 (.23%)
Amnesia
13 (.21%)

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

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

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

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

Parkinsons Disease
1902
Restless Legs Syndrome
124
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
114
Parkinsonism
80
Product Used For Unknown Indication
71
Tremor
21
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Dystonia
20
Ill-defined Disorder
13
Muscle Spasticity
13
Dyskinesia
12
Dementia
11
Gait Disturbance
6
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
5
Movement Disorder
5
Extrapyramidal Disorder
5
Muscle Spasms
5
Dementia Alzheimers Type
4
Drug Level
4
Abnormal Behaviour
4
Apraxia
4
Rapid Eye Movements Sleep Abnormal
3
Quadriplegia
3
Intentional Overdose
2
Dizziness
2
Psychotic Disorder
2
Postpartum Hypopituitarism
2
Hypertension
2
Accidental Exposure
1
Closed Head Injury
1
Parkinsonian Rest Tremor
1
Sleep Disorder
1
Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
1
Thyroid Neoplasm
1
Asthenia
1
Muscle Relaxant Therapy
1
Restlessness
1
Nervous System Disorder
1
Multiple Sclerosis
1
Torticollis
1
Polyneuropathy
1
Multiple System Atrophy
1
Prophylaxis
1
Brain Injury
1
Cerebrovascular Accident
1
Hallucination
1
Tardive Dyskinesia
1
Rheumatoid Arthritis
1
Cognitive Disorder
1
Agitation
1
Neurological Symptom
1
Parkinsonian Gait
1

Drug Labels

LabelLabelerEffective
Sinemet CrBristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company01-JAN-09
SinemetBristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company04-FEB-09
SinemetcrMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp.01-FEB-11
SinemetMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp.01-FEB-11

Sinemet Case Reports

What Sinemet 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 Sinemet. 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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