Fluvoxamine maleate: adverse event reports filed with FDA

1,174

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 52 a year

151

reports, 12 months to June 2026

133 in the 12 months before

79.4%

marked serious by the reporter

83.7% across the class

13.1%

record death among outcomes, as reported

154 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 Fluvoxamine maleate reports recording the termmedian drug in serotonin reuptake inhibitor

1. Drug interactionan interaction between medicines15.9%187
2. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected5.9%69
3. Toxicity to various agentspoisoning or toxic effect of one or more substances5.5%64
4. Serotonin syndrometoo much serotonin activity, with agitation, fever and tremor5.3%62
5. Suicidal ideationthoughts of suicide4.9%58
6. Somnolencedrowsiness4.7%55
7. Anxietyanxiety4.6%54
8. Completed suicidedeath by suicide4.3%51
9. Nauseafeeling sick4.2%49
10. Suicide attempta suicide attempt4.1%48
11. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness3.9%46
12. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label3.7%43
13. Insomniadifficulty sleeping3.6%42
14. Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse3.2%38
15. Depressionlow mood3.2%38
16. Tremorshaking3.1%36
17. Overdosea dose above the recommended amount3%35
18. Blood creatine phosphokinase increased2.8%33
19. Intentional overdosea deliberate overdose2.7%32
20. Vomitingbeing sick2.7%32
21. Electrocardiogram QT prolongeda QT prolongation on the ECG2.6%31
22. Hyperhidrosisexcessive sweating2.2%26
23. Tachycardiafast heart rate2.1%25
24. Alanine aminotransferase increasedraised liver enzyme (ALT)2%24
25. Loss of consciousnesspassing out2%23
26. Pyrexiafever1.8%21
27. Hypotensionlow blood pressure1.7%20
28. Drug abusemisuse of a medicine1.6%19
29. Headachehead pain1.6%19
30. Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label1.6%19

Top 30 of 411 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 21 drugs in the serotonin reuptake inhibitor 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 273,115 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. 23.3% 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 1,174 reports.

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 serotonin reuptake inhibitor 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 Fluvoxamine maleate as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (1,231) 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.