Apidra: adverse event reports filed with FDA

3,621

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 170 a year

86

reports, 12 months to June 2026

68 in the 12 months before

69.2%

marked serious by the reporter

42.7% across the class

7.2%

record death among outcomes, as reported

261 reports · not verified by FDA

Reports by month, five years

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Apidra reports recording the termmedian drug in insulin analog

1. Blood glucose increasedraised blood sugar reading19.6%710
2. Hypoglycaemialow blood sugar12.6%455
3. Hyperglycaemiahigh blood sugar8.3%299
4. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected7.8%282
5. Blood glucose decreasedlow blood sugar reading5.2%187
6. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness4.6%167
7. Blood glucose abnormal3.9%142
8. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell3.9%141
9. Product quality issuea problem with the product itself3.9%140
10. Diabetes mellitus inadequate controldiabetes not well controlled3.7%133
11. Hyperhidrosisexcessive sweating3.3%118
12. Diabetic ketoacidosisa serious complication of diabetes with acid build-up2.8%103
13. Falla fall2.8%103
14. Visual impairmentreduced vision2.6%95
15. Glycosylated haemoglobin increaseda raised HbA1c, the long-term sugar measure2.5%91
16. Renal failurekidney failure2.5%91
17. Wrong drug administeredthe wrong medicine was given2.5%90
18. Blood glucose fluctuation2.5%89
19. Confusional stateconfusion2.5%89
20. Vomitingbeing sick2.4%88
21. Nauseafeeling sick2.3%84
22. Dyspnoeashortness of breath2.2%81
23. Product storage errorthe product was stored wrongly2.2%81
24. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term2.2%79
25. Loss of consciousnesspassing out2.1%77
26. Vision blurredblurred vision2%74
27. Fatiguetiredness2%73
28. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy2%72
29. Weight increasedweight gain2%72
30. Cerebrovascular accidentstroke2%71

Top 30 of 544 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 26 drugs in the insulin analog class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 289,293 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 56.2% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 3,621 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Apidra is a suspect product, whatever their own role. Co-listing means the two were recorded together; it says nothing about either product's part in the event. Only the 2,500 most-reported names are counted here.

In context

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the insulin analog class

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Apidra as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (3,626) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.