Safety

Octreotide

Adverse-event report summary for Octreotide, drawn from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

Total reports
8,003
Reports flagged serious
6,875

“Serious” is FAERS’s own report-level flag (e.g. death, hospitalization, or another outcome the reporter marked as serious) and does not indicate a verified or compound-caused outcome.

Most frequently reported reactions

  1. Off Label Use876 reports
  2. Diarrhoea843 reports
  3. Drug Ineffective837 reports
  4. Death582 reports
  5. Nausea579 reports
  6. Fatigue525 reports
  7. Abdominal Pain414 reports
  8. Malignant Neoplasm Progression390 reports
  9. Vomiting339 reports
  10. Product Use In Unapproved Indication324 reports
  11. Weight Decreased307 reports
  12. Dyspnoea300 reports
  13. Pain293 reports
  14. Asthenia287 reports
  15. Headache279 reports

Counts reflect the most-reported reaction terms (MedDRA preferred terms) associated with reports naming this compound. A single report can list multiple reactions, so reaction counts need not sum to the total number of reports.