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Frisium adverse event reports that FDA received

Name type
Product name as reported

What a report is

A report is not proof that the drug was the cause of the event.

FDA says:

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview, section "Responsible use of the data". The site read the page on . The data have the reports that FDA received through .

FDA also says:

There is no certainty that the reported event (adverse event or medication error) was actually due to the product. FDA does not require that a causal relationship between a product and event be proven, and reports do not always contain enough detail to properly evaluate an event. The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated.

Source: openFDA, Response of the drug event API (meta.disclaimer). The site read the page on .

Not medical advice. This site counts what was reported to FDA. Questions about a medicine or device belong with a pharmacist or clinician.

Reports on file

From February 2004 to September 2021, FDA received 490 adverse event reports that name Frisium. The name is as reporters wrote it. In these reports the drug is a suspect or interacting product.

In the same period, 826 further reports name it only as a concomitant medicine. The counts on this page do not include these reports.

FDA received 0 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 0 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

The number of people who use the product is not in the data. A count is not a rate. A count of reports is not a count of events or of patients, because one event can have more than one report.

There are many instances of duplicative reports and some reports do not contain all the necessary information.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Suspect product

FDA records each drug in a report as suspect, concomitant or interacting. This page counts the reports in which Frisium is suspect or interacting. FDA says:

Any number of the drugs may be marked as suspect if thought to be responsible for one or more of the reactions, but that information is not validated.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Data version

openFDA FAERS release of 1 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Since the last update

FDA says:

Many factors can influence whether or not an event will be reported, such as the time a product has been marketed and publicity about an event.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

The information in these reports cannot be used to estimate the incidence (occurrence rates) of the events reported.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

No update is on record for this page. The record starts when FDA adds the reports of July to September 2026.

FDA received no report that names Frisium in April to June 2026, in January to March 2026 or in April to June 2025.

April to June 2026 is the latest closed quarter in the data. A closed quarter is a quarter for which the FDA files have most of the reports.

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Reaction lookup

These are the reaction terms that the reports record, with the number of reports for each term. Type a term or a plain word to find its count.

What this list leaves out

The table lists the 91 reaction terms that 5 or more reports record. A term with fewer than 5 reports is not in the table.

The site keeps reaction terms for 450 of the 490 reports (91.8%).

The reports of the other years are not in the counts.

So a count in the table can be lower than the count of FDA.

The table shows the first 50 of 91 terms.

Reaction terms in the reports that name Frisium, most reports first
Reaction term (MedDRA) and plain meaningReportsShare of the 490 reports
Seizurea fit or convulsion8717.8%
Epilepsy6613.5%
Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected4910%
Foetal exposure during pregnancythe unborn baby was exposed to the medicine387.8%
Vomitingbeing sick346.9%
Sopor306.1%
Somnolencedrowsiness285.7%
Drug abusemisuse of a medicine234.7%
Atrial septal defect193.9%
Loss of consciousnesspassing out183.7%
Generalised tonic-clonic seizure163.3%
Myoclonus153.1%
Confusional stateconfusion142.9%
Drug interactionan interaction between medicines142.9%
Feeding disorder neonatal142.9%
Convulsion122.4%
Exposure during pregnancythe medicine was taken during pregnancy122.4%
Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label122.4%
Ventricular septal defect122.4%
Cleft lip and palate112.2%
Floppy infant112.2%
Limb malformation112.2%
Microcephaly112.2%
Premature babya baby born early112.2%
Speech disordera speech problem112.2%
Spina bifida112.2%
Abortion induced102%
Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse102%
Constipation102%
Decreased appetitereduced appetite102%
Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell102%
Medication errora mistake in prescribing, dispensing or taking a medicine102%
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome102%
Osteoporosisthinning of the bones102%
Accidental overdosean accidental overdose91.8%
Maternal drugs affecting foetus91.8%
Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label91.8%
Patent ductus arteriosus91.8%
Status epilepticus91.8%
Brain malformation81.6%
Drug dependencedependence on a medicine81.6%
Fatiguetiredness81.6%
Hypokalaemialow blood potassium81.6%
Hypotonia neonatal81.6%
Intentional overdosea deliberate overdose81.6%
Memory impairmentmemory problems81.6%
Neonatal tachypnoea81.6%
Overdosea dose above the recommended amount81.6%
Upper limb fracture81.6%
Cardiac aneurysm71.4%

Download all 91 terms of Frisium (CSV)

The counts add to more than 490 reports, because one report can record more than one term. FDA says:

No individual drug is connected to any individual reaction. When a report lists multiple drugs and multiple reactions, there is no way to conclude from the data therein that a given drug is responsible for a given reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

The CSV file has the same rows and the same limits. Its last row is a note that says so.

MedDRA term

The person who codes a report selects the preferred term that agrees best with the description of the reporter. The words under a term are the plain meaning that this site gives.

Not the label

The FDA-approved label of a product lists its adverse reactions. See the official pages at the end of this page.

Outcomes by year

The table gives the outcomes that the reporters gave, in the terms of FDA.

Outcomes in the reports that name Frisium, by the year of the openFDA file that holds the report

The table continues to the right.

Year of the openFDA fileReportsSeriousDeathLife-threateningHospitalization (initial or prolonged)Disability or Permanent DamageCongenital Anomaly/Birth DefectOther Serious (Important Medical Events)Not serious
2004440011030
2005220010020
2006661011030
2007220010010
2008552340000
2009880060260
2010883240150
2011552231110
20121919304010150
20133737603016210
201460582214410422
20154136121902225
20163434051621160
20174343132010240
20185757221643450
201973721852106471
20204039112200311
20214645202101361

An outcome in a report is not proof that the drug was the cause. The reporter gives the outcome, and FDA does not verify it. FDA says:

The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

The six headings with the names of FDA are the outcome terms of FDA. A report can have more than one outcome. The columns Serious and Not serious are the two values of the openFDA field serious. For the value serious, openFDA gives this description:

The adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition

Source: openFDA, Drug adverse event fields (YAML reference). The site read the page on .

The year is the year of the openFDA file that holds the latest version of the report. It is not always the year in which FDA first received the report. The chart of the next section uses the year of first receipt. The latest year is not complete.

Reports by year and month

Reports that name Frisium, by the year in which FDA received them
050100200420072010201320162019
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Reports that name Frisium, by the year in which FDA received them
YearReports
20044
20051
20067
20072
20085
20096
201010
20115
201222
201337
201478
201528
201638
201749
201853
201966
202036
202143
Reports that name Frisium, by month, five years to June 2026
051020222023202420252026

FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Why a count moves

A count moves for many reasons. The guide gives FDA's words about them.

Patients and reporters

Age of the patient in the reports that name Frisium
AgeReportsShareShare as a bar
Under 2377.6%
2 to 116312.9%
12 to 17418.4%
18 to 4411924.3%
45 to 645411%
65 to 7481.6%
75 and over112.2%
Age not given15732%
Sex of the patient in the reports that name Frisium
SexReportsShareShare as a bar
Female21644.1%
Male22646.1%
Unknown or not given489.8%
Type of reporter in the reports that name Frisium
ReporterReportsShareShare as a bar
Physician14529.6%
Pharmacist112.2%
Other health professional15331.2%
Lawyer61.2%
Consumer or non-health professional16333.3%
Not given122.4%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. The reporter is the primary source in the report. 1% of the reports give the United States as the country.

Reason for use

Reason for use (indication) that the reports of Frisium record
Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Epilepsy18136.9%
Seizure183.7%
Anxiety132.7%
Partial seizures112.2%
Idiopathic generalised epilepsy81.6%
Intentional self-injury71.4%

The reporter fills in the indication, and the field is often empty. Each share is of all 490 reports.

Pages near this one

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Official pages

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Cite this page

Reported Reactions. Frisium: adverse event reports that FDA received. https://reportedreactions.com/drug/frisium/ Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) files, release of . Reports received through .

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk files, release of 1 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. A drug name is the name on the report. The site matches it to a brand name or a generic name of the National Drug Code Directory of 2 Oct 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

A report is in the count when it names Frisium as a suspect or interacting product. The 826 reports that name it only as a concomitant medicine are not in the count. The site does not publish a report narrative, a lot number, a detail of a patient or the identity of a reporter. The record of FDA is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions

Do these reports show that Frisium was responsible for the reactions?

No. FDA says:

For any given report, there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

A reaction can relate to the condition that the drug treats, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this the list of reactions on the label of Frisium?

No. It is a count of what people reported to FDA: 490 reports from February 2004 to September 2021. The FDA-approved label of a product lists its adverse reactions. The official pages at the end of this page link to the labels.

Who sent these reports?

Consumer or non-health professional (33.3%), other health professional (31.2%) and physician (29.6%). These are the types of reporter for the reports that name this drug.

If a manufacturer receives an adverse event report, it is normally required to send the report to FDA.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

How does a person report an adverse event?

FDA runs MedWatch, a program that takes voluntary reports from health professionals, patients and consumers. The guide on how to report has the links.