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Brand name · Aripiprazole lauroxil

Aristada: adverse event reports filed with FDA

4,352 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2015–2026. Class: Atypical antipsychotic.

4,352
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 408 a year
274
reports, 12 months to June 2026
199 in the 12 months before
16.2%
marked serious by the reporter
70.7% across the class
1.8%
record death among outcomes, as reported
77 reports · not verified by FDA

4,352 adverse event reports received by FDA list the brand name Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) as a suspect or interacting product, from November 2015 to June 2026. A further 96 reports list it only as a concomitant medication, and those are not counted in the figures on this page.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 274 reports listed it, up 38% from 199 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Over its reporting history that is about 408 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 0.6% of the reports for the atypical antipsychotic class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

The MedDRA terms listed most often are off label use (25.3%), needle issue (14.6%) and injection site pain (9.9%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 474 different terms appear across these reports. Off label use is recorded in 25.3% of these reports, a larger share than in the median atypical antipsychotic drug (6.9%).

16.2% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (70.7% across the class); 1.8% record death among the outcomes and 10.9% record hospitalisation, as reported. 40.6% of the reports came from consumers, and the largest patient age group is 18 to 44 (39.8%). FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

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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

04278532015: 120152016: 2992017: 56920172018: 8532019: 50620192020: 4142021: 38520212022: 3472023: 36320232024: 2522025: 22120252026: 142

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Aristada reports recording the termmedian drug in atypical antipsychotic

  1. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label25.3%1,100
  2. Needle issuea problem with the needle14.6%636
  3. Injection site painpain where the injection was given9.9%431
  4. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected6%259
  5. Weight increasedweight gain4.8%207
  6. Incorrect dose administeredthe wrong dose was given4.3%186
  7. Underdoseless than the intended dose3.9%168
  8. Anxietyanxiety3.4%148
  9. Fatiguetiredness3.3%142
  10. Hospitalisationadmission to hospital3.1%136
  11. Agitationrestlessness2.8%120
  12. Depressionlow mood2.5%109
  13. Psychotic disordera loss of contact with reality2.5%109
  14. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell2.4%105
  15. Wrong technique in product usage processthe product was used in the wrong way2.4%104
  16. Feeling abnormalfeeling odd or not right2.3%101
  17. Schizophreniaschizophrenia2.3%99
  18. Hallucinationseeing or hearing things that are not there2.2%97
  19. Insomniadifficulty sleeping2.2%96
  20. Tremorshaking2.2%96
  21. Inappropriate schedule of product administrationthe product was taken at the wrong times2.1%90
  22. Somnolencedrowsiness2%89
  23. Paranoiaparanoia2%88
  24. Restlessnessrestlessness2%85

Top 30 of 474 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 37 drugs in the atypical antipsychotic 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

Death1.8%77
Life-threatening0.5%22
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)10.9%475
Disability0.6%25
Congenital anomaly0.1%5
Other serious4.2%181
Not serious83.8%3,647

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 683,680 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

Patient age

Under 20%1
2 to 110%0
12 to 171.2%51
18 to 4439.8%1,733
45 to 6415.4%669
65 to 742%85
75 and over0.3%15
Age not given41.3%1,798

Patient sex

Female41.9%1,823
Male44.7%1,944
Not given13.4%585

Who reported

Physician14.8%646
Pharmacist7.5%325
Other health professional36.8%1,600
Lawyer0%0
Consumer or non-health professional40.6%1,766
Not given0.3%15

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 100% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Schizophrenia1,68938.8%
Bipolar disorder2525.8%
Schizoaffective disorder1734%
Schizoaffective disorder bipolar type821.9%
Bipolar i disorder591.4%
Psychotic disorder501.1%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 4,352 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Drug (any role in the report)ReportsShare of Aristada reports
Abilify3177.3%
Aripiprazole1984.5%
Abilify Maintena1593.7%
Trazodone1413.2%
Depakote922.1%
Seroquel831.9%
Metformin691.6%
Lithium661.5%
Gabapentin631.4%
Hydroxyzine541.2%

Other products listed in reports where Aristada 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

MeasureAristadaAtypical antipsychoticAll reports
Reports as suspect product4,352683,68020,646,523
Share of that pool—0.6%0%
Reports, latest 12 months274—1,332,454
Marked serious16.2%70.7%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports1812191
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports109304213
Consumer-filed share40.6%34%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsOff label use 25.3%median 6.9%4.1%

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 atypical antipsychotic class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Clozapinegeneric73,0233,25293.4%
Abilifybrand54,64562558%
Risperdalgeneric54,45488248.4%
Nuplazidbrand53,7539,60250.6%
Quetiapinegeneric52,3884,19097.6%
Seroquelbrand52,27226562.9%
Clozarilbrand47,9143,08898.4%
Olanzapinegeneric46,8374,08795.3%
Risperidonegeneric44,9622,51176.9%
Aripiprazolegeneric30,1453,10287.8%
Zyprexabrand26,46912178.4%
Invega Sustennabrand23,6481,51335.8%
Quetiapine fumarategeneric19,5681,69790.7%
Invegabrand16,67223835.5%
Latudabrand16,08518340.7%

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.

Questions about Aristada reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Aristada?

4,352 reports list Aristada as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 274 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 96 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Aristada reports?

off label use (25.3%), needle issue (14.6%), injection site pain (9.9%), drug ineffective (6%) and product administered at inappropriate site (4.8%). These are MedDRA preferred terms coded from what the reporter described; a report can list several, and a term's presence is not a finding that Aristada was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

16.2% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 1.8% of reports include death and 10.9% include hospitalisation. FDA has not verified these outcomes and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence" of the events.

Who files these reports?

consumer or non-health professional (40.6%), other health professional (36.8%) and physician (14.8%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Aristada rising?

274 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, up 38% from 199 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Counts also move with how many people take a product, its time on the market and publicity.

Do these reports show that Aristada was responsible for these reactions?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event." The reaction may relate to the condition being treated, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this a list of the side effects of Aristada?

No. It is a count of what was reported to FDA. The adverse reactions observed in clinical studies are printed on the FDA-approved label, which a pharmacist or clinician can go through with you.

How do I report an adverse event?

Consumers and health professionals can report to FDA through MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 online, or 1-800-FDA-1088), or to the manufacturer, which must pass reports on. See the guide on how to report.

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 Aristada as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (96) 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.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.