Velcade: adverse event reports filed with FDA

37,364

reports as suspect product

0.2% of all reports · about 1,661 a year

1,239

reports, 12 months to June 2026

1,431 in the 12 months before

85.6%

marked serious by the reporter

86% across the class

17.5%

record death among outcomes, as reported

6,531 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 Velcade reports recording the termmedian drug in proteasome inhibitor

1. Neuropathy peripheralnerve damage in hands or feet9.7%3,625
2. Plasma cell myeloma7.7%2,871
3. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label7.2%2,684
4. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools6%2,232
5. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term5.1%1,912
6. Pneumonialung infection4.4%1,648
7. Fatiguetiredness4.3%1,601
8. Thrombocytopenialow platelets4.2%1,585
9. Pyrexiafever3.9%1,457
10. Nauseafeeling sick3.5%1,297
11. Disease progressionthe disease advanced3.4%1,287
12. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected3.3%1,218
13. Anaemialow red blood cells3.1%1,151
14. Platelet count decreasedlow platelet count3%1,107
15. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy2.8%1,041
16. Dyspnoeashortness of breath2.7%1,023
17. Neutropenialow neutrophils, a type of white blood cell2.5%918
18. Constipationconstipation2.4%891
19. Vomitingbeing sick2.4%889
20. Rashskin rash2.3%858
21. Intentional product use issuedeliberate use not as intended2.3%851
22. Hypotensionlow blood pressure2.1%799
23. Sepsisa severe body-wide response to infection2.1%795
24. Product use issuea problem in how the product was used1.8%687
25. Polyneuropathy1.7%646
26. Infectionan infection, type not specified1.7%639
27. Dehydrationdehydration1.7%637
28. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness1.6%614
29. Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label1.6%591
30. Atrial fibrillationan irregular heart rhythm1.6%590

Top 30 of 2,358 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 6 drugs in the proteasome 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 109,894 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. 40.7% 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 37,364 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Velcade 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 proteasome 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 Velcade as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (19,589) 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.