Exforge: adverse event reports filed with FDA

6,266

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 324 a year

108

reports, 12 months to June 2026

95 in the 12 months before

95.3%

marked serious by the reporter

67.6% across the class

14.4%

record death among outcomes, as reported

903 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 Exforge reports recording the termmedian drug in angiotensin 2 receptor blocker

1. Blood pressure increaseda raised blood pressure reading9.3%584
2. Hypertensionhigh blood pressure7.1%447
3. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term6%379
4. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness5.6%351
5. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell5.6%351
6. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected5%311
7. Falla fall4.8%303
8. Diabetes mellitusdiabetes4.6%290
9. Oedema peripheralswelling of the legs, ankles or hands4.5%284
10. Cerebrovascular accidentstroke4.5%283
11. Headachehead pain4%251
12. Dyspnoeashortness of breath3.3%207
13. Hypotensionlow blood pressure3.2%201
14. Feeling abnormalfeeling odd or not right3.2%199
15. Fatiguetiredness3.1%195
16. Blood pressure decreaseda low blood pressure reading3%187
17. Wrong technique in product usage processthe product was used in the wrong way2.9%180
18. Painpain, site not specified2.6%162
19. Pneumonialung infection2.4%148
20. Blood pressure inadequately controlled2.3%147
21. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy2.3%145
22. Peripheral swellingswelling of the arms or legs2.3%145
23. Gait disturbancedifficulty walking2.3%142
24. Memory impairmentmemory problems2.3%141
25. Nauseafeeling sick2.1%132
26. Pain in extremitypain in an arm or leg2.1%131
27. Vomitingbeing sick2%126
28. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label2%125
29. Coughcough1.9%122
30. Infarction1.9%119

Top 30 of 888 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 24 drugs in the angiotensin 2 receptor blocker 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 243,200 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. 14.3% 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 6,266 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Exforge 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 angiotensin 2 receptor blocker 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 Exforge as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (4,654) 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.