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Generic name

Fluticasone furoate: adverse event reports filed with FDA

2,539 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2010–2026. Class: Corticosteroid. Also reported as Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray.

2,539
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 154 a year
266
reports, 12 months to June 2026
234 in the 12 months before
97%
marked serious by the reporter
77.7% across the class
12.9%
record death among outcomes, as reported
327 reports · not verified by FDA

Between January 2010 and June 2026, 2,539 adverse event reports received by FDA list fluticasone furoate, a generic name as a suspect or interacting product. Reports that mention it only as a concomitant medication (3,219) are left out of every figure here.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 266 reports listed it, up 14% from 234 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 154 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 0.3% of the reports for the corticosteroid class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

Reporters most often recorded drug ineffective (35.3%), dyspnoea (23.3%) and macular degeneration (23.1%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 757 different terms appear across these reports. Drug ineffective is recorded in 35.3% of these reports, a larger share than in the median corticosteroid drug (13.4%).

97% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (77.7% across the class); 12.9% record death among the outcomes and 39.9% record hospitalisation, as reported. 45.4% of the reports came from other health professionals, and the largest patient age group is 65 to 74 (16.3%). 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

051101Jul 2021: 29Aug 2021: 49Sep 2021: 43Oct 2021: 59Nov 2021: 33Dec 2021: 1012022Jan 2022: 48Feb 2022: 51Mar 2022: 55Apr 2022: 50May 2022: 23Jun 2022: 38Jul 2022: 40Aug 2022: 38Sep 2022: 21Oct 2022: 37Nov 2022: 33Dec 2022: 352023Jan 2023: 29Feb 2023: 33Mar 2023: 83Apr 2023: 28May 2023: 36Jun 2023: 30Jul 2023: 17Aug 2023: 28Sep 2023: 38Oct 2023: 30Nov 2023: 23Dec 2023: 182024Jan 2024: 24Feb 2024: 22Mar 2024: 16Apr 2024: 18May 2024: 26Jun 2024: 14Jul 2024: 24Aug 2024: 21Sep 2024: 15Oct 2024: 29Nov 2024: 10Dec 2024: 192025Jan 2025: 10Feb 2025: 28Mar 2025: 30Apr 2025: 20May 2025: 9Jun 2025: 19Jul 2025: 27Aug 2025: 14Sep 2025: 19Oct 2025: 32Nov 2025: 22Dec 2025: 122026Jan 2026: 13Feb 2026: 25Mar 2026: 14Apr 2026: 22May 2026: 47Jun 2026: 19

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

02575142010: 620102011: 232012: 7820122013: 222014: 2420142015: 382016: 1320162017: 232018: 6020182019: 882020: 16820202021: 5142022: 46920222023: 3932024: 23820242025: 2422026: 1402026

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Fluticasone furoate reports recording the termmedian drug in corticosteroid

  1. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected35.3%895
  2. Dyspnoeashortness of breath23.3%591
  3. Macular degenerationa disease of the central retina23.1%586
  4. Asthmaasthma22.5%572
  5. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label18.9%481
  6. Wheezingwheezing16.9%429
  7. Painpain, site not specified16.2%411
  8. Vomitingbeing sick14.5%367
  9. Nauseafeeling sick12.9%328
  10. Drug intolerancethe medicine was not tolerated11%279
  11. Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse10.8%275
  12. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell10.7%271
  13. Abdominal painstomach or belly pain10.6%268
  14. Constipationconstipation9.6%244
  15. Coughcough9.4%239
  16. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD, a long-term lung disease8.9%227
  17. Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label8.9%226
  18. Drug hypersensitivityan allergic-type reaction to a medicine8.5%216
  19. Dyspepsiaindigestion8.4%214
  20. Pyrexiafever8.2%208
  21. Headachehead pain7.7%196
  22. Abdominal pain upperupper stomach pain7.6%193
  23. Nasal congestiona blocked nose7.5%191
  24. Pneumonialung infection7.5%191
  25. Paraesthesiatingling or pins and needles7.4%189
  26. Anaemialow red blood cells7.4%188

Top 30 of 757 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 74 drugs in the corticosteroid 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

Death12.9%327
Life-threatening10.3%261
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)39.9%1,012
Disability10.2%259
Congenital anomaly5.8%146
Other serious87.1%2,212
Not serious3%76

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 808,789 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 20.3%8
2 to 111.5%38
12 to 170.2%4
18 to 4414%355
45 to 6413.3%337
65 to 7416.3%414
75 and over10.4%264
Age not given44.1%1,119

Patient sex

Female51.9%1,318
Male26.5%674
Not given21.5%547

Who reported

Physician22.2%564
Pharmacist2.7%68
Other health professional45.4%1,153
Lawyer0.2%4
Consumer or non-health professional29.2%741
Not given0.4%9

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 5.5% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Asthma1696.7%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease993.9%
Nutritional supplementation773%
Rhinitis371.5%
Rhinitis allergic371.5%
Sinusitis311.2%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 2,539 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Drug (any role in the report)ReportsShare of Fluticasone furoate reports
Prednisone1,04141%
Acetaminophen88434.8%
Ergocalciferol86434%
Metronidazole75029.5%
Bisacodyl71028%
Cetirizine hydrochloride66926.3%
Betamethasone valerate65825.9%
Budesonide65525.8%
Hydromorphone hydrochloride62724.7%
Pantoprazole58823.2%

Other products listed in reports where Fluticasone furoate 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

MeasureFluticasone furoateCorticosteroidAll reports
Reports as suspect product2,539808,78920,646,523
Share of that pool—0.3%0%
Reports, latest 12 months266—1,332,454
Marked serious97%77.7%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports12914691
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports399336213
Consumer-filed share29.2%29.1%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsDrug ineffective 35.3%median 13.4%6.3%

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 corticosteroid class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Prednisonegeneric183,86715,61491.4%
Dexamethasonegeneric129,6779,21695.1%
Prednisolonegeneric87,8066,62497.6%
Methylprednisolonegeneric49,5374,43095.2%
Symbicortbrand39,1191,17750.6%
Breo Elliptabrand22,22062831.7%
Hydrocortisonegeneric21,2632,38689.5%
Advair Diskusbrand20,51812029%
Advair Hfabrand19,62258954.9%
Budesonidegeneric14,7141,08382.2%
Desoximetasonegeneric12,2091,52599.2%
Floventbrand10,77217142.1%
Methylprednisolone sodium succinategeneric10,7721,63097.8%
Solu-medrolgeneric10,28843288.8%
Ciprobrand9,79110857.3%

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 Fluticasone furoate reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Fluticasone furoate?

2,539 reports list Fluticasone furoate as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 266 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 3,219 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Fluticasone furoate reports?

drug ineffective (35.3%), dyspnoea (23.3%), macular degeneration (23.1%), asthma (22.5%) and therapeutic product effect incomplete (19.8%). 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 Fluticasone furoate was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

97% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 12.9% of reports include death and 39.9% 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?

other health professional (45.4%), consumer or non-health professional (29.2%) and physician (22.2%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Fluticasone furoate rising?

266 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, up 14% from 234 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 Fluticasone furoate 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 Fluticasone furoate?

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 Fluticasone furoate as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (3,219) 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.