Ranibizumab: adverse event reports filed with FDA

4,862

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 247 a year

119

reports, 12 months to June 2026

166 in the 12 months before

97.4%

marked serious by the reporter

87.6% across the class

15%

record death among outcomes, as reported

731 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 Ranibizumab reports recording the termmedian drug in vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor

1. Visual acuity reducedreduced sharpness of vision10.8%523
2. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term7.5%365
3. Cerebrovascular accidentstroke5.4%262
4. Retinal haemorrhage5.4%261
5. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label4.1%200
6. Vitreous haemorrhage3.9%192
7. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected3.9%188
8. Endophthalmitisinfection inside the eye3.8%183
9. Myocardial infarctionheart attack3.7%181
10. Cataractclouding of the eye lens3.1%153
11. Retinal pigment epithelial tear3%144
12. Visual impairmentreduced vision2.9%143
13. Falla fall2.9%142
14. Blindnessloss of sight2.3%112
15. Intraocular pressure increasedraised pressure in the eye2.2%109
16. Eye haemorrhage2.2%106
17. Retinal detachmentthe retina separated from the back of the eye2.1%102
18. Retinal oedema2.1%102
19. Pneumonialung infection2.1%101
20. Vision blurredblurred vision2%97
21. Eye paineye pain2%96
22. Subretinal fluid2%96
23. Detachment of retinal pigment epithelium1.9%94
24. Hypertensionhigh blood pressure1.9%91
25. Macular oedema1.9%90
26. Choroidal neovascularisation1.7%85
27. No adverse eventno adverse event was reported1.7%84
28. Glaucomaraised pressure in the eye1.6%80
29. Transient ischaemic attack1.6%79
30. Inappropriate schedule of drug administrationthe medicine was taken at the wrong times1.6%77

Top 30 of 567 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 10 drugs in the vascular endothelial growth factor 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 176,429 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. 23.4% 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 4,862 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Ranibizumab 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 vascular endothelial growth factor 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 Ranibizumab as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (258) 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.