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Avonex (Interferon Beta-1A) - Side Effect Reports to FDA

 
 



This is an index of side effect / adverse reaction reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Avonex (Interferon Beta-1A) and submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year. The information is not vetted and should not be considered as verified clinical evidence.

Reports by Event Outcome

All Cases (9774)
Death (480)
Life Threatening Events (15)
Disability (8)

Reports by Reaction Type

Influenza Like Illness (821)Multiple Sclerosis Relapse (734)Fall (726)Gait Disturbance (517)Fatigue (437)Pain (399)Headache (357)Memory Impairment (355)Injection Site Pain (335)Injection Site Haemorrhage (316)Hypoaesthesia (305)Asthenia (300)

Below are a few examples of reports where side effects / adverse reactions may be related to Avonex (Interferon Beta-1A). For a complete list or a specific selection of reports, please use the links above.

Possible Avonex side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: female

Reactions: White Blood Cell Count Decreased, Loss of Control of Legs, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2003-01-01
    End date: 2011-03-01

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 2001-04-05
    End date: 2003-01-01



Possible Avonex side effects in 70 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 70 year old female

Reactions: Death

Adverse event resulted in: death

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis



Possible Avonex side effects in 52 year old male

Reported by a physician from France on 2012-08-27

Patient: 52 year old male

Reactions: Renal Failure, Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Hypertension

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 55 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 55 year old female

Reactions: Formication

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 72 year old male

Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 72 year old male

Reactions: Knee Arthroplasty

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2001-07-23

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis

Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 47 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 47 year old female

Reactions: Injection Site Haemorrhage

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 33 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 33 year old female

Reactions: Mass, Injection Site Pain

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 22 year old female

Reported by a physician from India on 2012-08-27

Patient: 22 year old female

Reactions: Chills, Pyrexia

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: male

Reactions: Heart Rate Decreased

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 1995-07-19
    End date: 2012-01-01

Avonex

Other drugs received by patient: Gilenya



Possible Avonex side effects in 51 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 51 year old female

Reactions: Bone Fragmentation, Cervical Vertebral Fracture, Dysphonia, Fall

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    End date: 2010-07-06

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 1997-07-07
    End date: 2003-08-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2011-11-15

Avonex
    Start date: 2003-09-04
    End date: 2004-07-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2004-08-01



Possible Avonex side effects in 42 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 42 year old female

Reactions: Neck Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Nerve Compression, Influenza Like Illness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 55 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 55 year old female

Reactions: White Blood Cell Count Decreased, Urinary Tract Infection, Breast Cancer Stage III, Pyrexia, Constipation, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse, Fatigue, Respiratory Tract Infection, Influenza Like Illness, Influenza

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 2000-07-20
    End date: 2003-01-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2008-09-01
    End date: 2009-01-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2009-01-01
    End date: 2010-05-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2010-06-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2003-01-01
    End date: 2008-09-01

Other drugs received by patient: Flomax; Ampyra



Possible Avonex side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: female

Reactions: Central Nervous System Lesion, Blindness Unilateral

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 48 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 48 year old female

Reactions: Agraphia, Drug Ineffective, Memory Impairment, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 50 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 50 year old female

Reactions: Impaired Gastric Emptying

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 19 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 19 year old male

Reactions: Blindness Unilateral, Multiple Sclerosis

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 30 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from Brazil on 2012-08-27

Patient: 30 year old female, weighing 71.0 kg (156.2 pounds)

Reactions: Caesarean Section

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex

Other drugs received by patient: Noripurum (Ferric Hydroxide); Natale (Polyvitamins)



Possible Avonex side effects in 56 year old male

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 56 year old male

Reactions: Injection Site Haemorrhage

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2001-07-02

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis

Avonex
    Start date: 1996-03-01



Possible Avonex side effects in female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: female

Reactions: Back Pain, Fatigue, Visual Impairment, Hypersomnia

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2009-04-13

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis



Possible Avonex side effects in 54 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 54 year old female

Reactions: Head Injury, Laceration, Fall

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2009-06-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2003-08-01
    End date: 2004-04-01

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis



Possible Avonex side effects in 43 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from Germany on 2012-08-27

Patient: 43 year old female

Reactions: Impaired Healing, Intestinal Obstruction, Ovarian Neoplasm, HIP Surgery, Post Procedural Infection

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex

Other drugs received by patient: Morphine; Morphine



Possible Avonex side effects in 59 year old male

Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 59 year old male

Reactions: Neoplasm Malignant

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 66 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 66 year old female

Reactions: Eye Swelling

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 41 year old female

Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 41 year old female

Reactions: Anxiety, Pain

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2012-08-10

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 1999-07-01
    End date: 2000-07-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2011-11-04
    End date: 2011-12-30

Avonex
    Start date: 2010-10-24
    End date: 2011-02-01



Possible Avonex side effects in 24 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 24 year old female

Reactions: Blepharospasm, Alopecia, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse, Scar

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 2010-09-28
    End date: 2011-03-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2012-01-28



Possible Avonex side effects in 41 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 41 year old female

Reactions: Night Sweats, Decreased Appetite, Influenza Like Illness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: , weighing 2.0 kg (4.4 pounds)

Reactions: LOW Birth Weight Baby, Maternal Drugs Affecting Foetus

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex



Possible Avonex side effects in 60 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 60 year old female

Reactions: Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 1999-10-01
    End date: 2003-08-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2003-08-01
    End date: 2006-03-01

Avonex
    Start date: 2008-01-01



Possible Avonex side effects in 58 year old female

Reported by a physician from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: 58 year old female, weighing 71.0 kg (156.2 pounds)

Reactions: Pancreatitis Acute, Abdominal Pain, Biliary Tract Operation, Post Procedural Complication, Pain, Headache, Multiple Sclerosis Relapse, Hepatomegaly, Liver Function Test Abnormal, Depression, Muscle Spasms, Renal Failure Acute, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection, Small Intestinal Obstruction, Asthenia

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex
    Start date: 2008-10-24
    End date: 2010-11-30

Avonex
    Start date: 2012-08-17

Avonex
    Indication: Multiple Sclerosis
    Start date: 2006-06-08
    End date: 2006-08-20

Avonex

Avonex
    Start date: 2011-01-01

Other drugs received by patient: Zoloft; Methadone HCL; Tysabri; Doragesic (Orphenadrine Citrate, Paracetamol); Doragesic (Orphenadrine Citrate, Paracetamol); Sertraline Hydrochloride; Ampyra; Primidone; Tizanidine Hydrochloride; Gabapentin



Possible Avonex side effects in female

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United States on 2012-08-27

Patient: female

Reactions: Cognitive Disorder

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Avonex

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