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Lastacaft (alcaftadine) adverse event reports that FDA received

Name type
Brand name
Generic name
Alcaftadine
Class
Histamine-1 receptor antagonist

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.

Drug reports received through . Device reports have a separate cutoff, 30 Sep 2026. Why a report count is not a rate.

Reports on file

From April 2011 to May 2026, FDA received 737 adverse event reports that name Lastacaft. In these reports the drug is a suspect or interacting product.

In the same period, 153 further reports name it only as a concomitant medicine. The counts on this page do not include these reports.

FDA received 14 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 41 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Of the 1,332,454 drug reports that FDA received in the 12 months to June 2026, 14 (under 0.1%) name Lastacaft. Reports from consumers or other non-health professionals were 67.2% of the reports that name Lastacaft and 45.8% of all drug reports.

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 Lastacaft 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 29 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 .

The latest update of the FDA data, recorded on , changed no count of this page.

  • In April to June 2026, FDA received 6 reports that name Lastacaft.
  • In January to March 2026, FDA received 1.
  • In April to June 2025, FDA received 13.

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 48 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 704 of the 737 reports (95.5%).

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 all 48 terms.

Reaction terms in the reports that name Lastacaft, most reports first
Reaction term (MedDRA) and plain meaningReportsShare of the 737 reports
Ocular hyperaemiaa red eye28238.3%
Eye irritation15320.8%
Eye pruritus9412.8%
Eye pain8912.1%
Eye swellinga swollen eye729.8%
Hypersensitivityan allergic-type reaction557.5%
Lacrimation increasedwatery eyes506.8%
Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected415.6%
Eye discharge415.6%
Eyelid oedemaa swollen eyelid405.4%
Scleral hyperaemia354.7%
Conjunctivitispink eye344.6%
Erythema of eyelid344.6%
Headachehead pain293.9%
Vision blurredblurred vision253.4%
Drug hypersensitivityan allergic-type reaction (the term names a medicine)243.3%
Somnolencedrowsiness223%
Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label212.8%
Dry eye192.6%
Erythemaskin redness192.6%
Eye inflammation162.2%
Foreign body sensation in eyes162.2%
Instillation site pain141.9%
Treatment failurethe treatment did not work141.9%
Swelling facea swollen face131.8%
Conjunctival hyperaemia121.6%
Eyelid margin crusting121.6%
Swelling of eyelid121.6%
Conjunctival oedema111.5%
Eye disorder101.4%
Eyelids pruritus101.4%
Fatiguetiredness101.4%
Inappropriate schedule of drug administrationthe medicine was taken at the wrong times91.2%
Photophobiasensitivity to light91.2%
Burning sensationa burning feeling81.1%
Expired product administeredthe product was used past its expiry date81.1%
Eye infection81.1%
Nauseafeeling sick70.9%
Pruritusitching70.9%
Influenza like illnessflu-like symptoms60.8%
Ocular discomfort60.8%
Visual acuity reducedreduced sharpness of vision60.8%
Abnormal sensation in eye50.7%
Blepharitis50.7%
Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness50.7%
Product quality issuea problem with the product itself50.7%
Skin exfoliationpeeling skin50.7%
Therapeutic response decreasedthe medicine worked less well50.7%

Download all 48 terms of Lastacaft (CSV)

The counts add to more than 737 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 Lastacaft, 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
201165200000263
20121274000004123
201361500100456
20141477000206140
201562500101457
201630101000029
2017710000016
2018610000015
2019800000008
202018000000018
2021510000014
202216200000114
202392500000487
202456700100649
202530200000228
2026700000007

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 Lastacaft, by the year in which FDA received them
0100200201120142017202020232026

The column of 2026 has an outline, because the year is not complete. It has the reports that FDA received through June 2026 only.

Show the figures of the chart as a table
Reports that name Lastacaft, by the year in which FDA received them
YearReports
201160
2012136
201358
2014152
201558
201628
20177
20186
20198
202018
20215
202216
202393
202457
202528
20267
Reports that name Lastacaft, by month, five years to June 2026
0255020222023202420252026

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 Lastacaft
AgeReportsShareShare as a bar
Under 210.1%
2 to 1170.9%
12 to 1750.7%
18 to 448912.1%
45 to 6414419.5%
65 to 74648.7%
75 and over405.4%
Age not given38752.5%
Sex of the patient in the reports that name Lastacaft
SexReportsShareShare as a bar
Female53372.3%
Male14519.7%
Unknown or not given598%
Type of reporter in the reports that name Lastacaft
ReporterReportsShareShare as a bar
Physician16121.8%
Pharmacist91.2%
Other health professional557.5%
Lawyer20.3%
Consumer or non-health professional49567.2%
Not given152%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. The reporter is the primary source in the report. 98.2% of the reports give the United States as the country.

Reason for use

Reason for use (indication) that the reports of Lastacaft record
Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Conjunctivitis allergic8511.5%
Eye allergy8010.9%
Hypersensitivity608.1%
Eye pruritus456.1%
Seasonal allergy364.9%
Dry eye212.8%

The reporter fills in the indication, and the field is often empty. Each share is of all 737 reports.

Pages near this one

These links are for navigation. No count selected them. The class page lists each drug of the class.

Official pages

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Cite this page

Reported Reactions. Lastacaft: adverse event reports that FDA received. https://reportedreactions.com/drug/lastacaft/ 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 29 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 Nov 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

A report is in the count when it names Lastacaft as a suspect or interacting product. The 153 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 Lastacaft 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 Lastacaft?

No. It is a count of what people reported to FDA: 737 reports from April 2011 to May 2026. 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 (67.2%), physician (21.8%) and other health professional (7.5%). 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.