Azelastine hydrochloride: adverse event reports filed with FDA

2,502

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 169 a year

151

reports, 12 months to June 2026

209 in the 12 months before

5.7%

marked serious by the reporter

57.7% across the class

0.2%

record death among outcomes, as reported

5 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 Azelastine hydrochloride reports recording the termmedian drug in histamine-1 receptor antagonist

1. Treatment failurethe treatment did not work31.1%779
2. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected16.1%403
3. No adverse eventno adverse event was reported13.8%346
4. Product delivery mechanism issue12.5%313
5. Product dose omission issuea dose was missed10.1%253
6. Device breakagethe device broke3.2%79
7. Device issuea problem with the device2.9%72
8. Device malfunctionthe device did not work properly2.3%58
9. Dysgeusiaaltered taste2.1%52
10. Headachehead pain2%50
11. Product leakage2%50
12. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness2%49
13. Device defective1.8%44
14. Dyspnoeashortness of breath1.6%41
15. Product odour abnormalthe product smelt odd1.4%36
16. Device leakagethe device leaked1.4%35
17. Nauseafeeling sick1.4%34
18. Product taste abnormalthe product tasted odd1.3%33
19. Fatiguetiredness1.3%32
20. Product packaging quantity issue1.2%30
21. Nasal congestiona blocked nose1.2%29
22. Nasal discomfort1.2%29
23. Somnolencedrowsiness1.2%29
24. Wrong technique in product usage processthe product was used in the wrong way1.2%29
25. Epistaxisnosebleed1.1%27
26. Hypersensitivityan allergic-type reaction1.1%27
27. Accidental exposure to product1%26
28. Sneezing1%26
29. Eye irritationeye irritation1%24
30. Coughcough0.8%21

Top 30 of 270 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 34 drugs in the histamine-1 receptor antagonist 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 135,666 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. 97.7% 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 2,502 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Azelastine hydrochloride 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 histamine-1 receptor antagonist 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 Azelastine hydrochloride as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (4,144) 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.