Venlafaxine: adverse event reports filed with FDA

29,752

reports as suspect product

0.1% of all reports · about 1,332 a year

2,345

reports, 12 months to June 2026

2,588 in the 12 months before

93.8%

marked serious by the reporter

66.4% across the class

22%

record death among outcomes, as reported

6,542 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 Venlafaxine reports recording the termmedian drug in serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

1. Toxicity to various agentspoisoning or toxic effect of one or more substances11.3%3,374
2. Completed suicidedeath by suicide9.3%2,759
3. Drug interactionan interaction between medicines7.3%2,168
4. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected7.2%2,145
5. Intentional overdosea deliberate overdose5.4%1,594
6. Serotonin syndrometoo much serotonin activity, with agitation, fever and tremor5.3%1,574
7. Overdosea dose above the recommended amount5%1,486
8. Nauseafeeling sick4.5%1,351
9. Foetal exposure during pregnancythe unborn baby was exposed to the medicine4.3%1,279
10. Drug abusemisuse of a medicine4.1%1,222
11. Suicide attempta suicide attempt4.1%1,216
12. Headachehead pain4%1,191
13. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness3.9%1,170
14. Fatiguetiredness3.6%1,082
15. Anxietyanxiety3.6%1,061
16. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label3.5%1,053
17. Somnolencedrowsiness3.4%1,005
18. Depressionlow mood3.3%994
19. Coma3.3%990
20. Suicidal ideationthoughts of suicide3.2%951
21. Hyperhidrosisexcessive sweating2.9%870
22. Insomniadifficulty sleeping2.8%838
23. Vomitingbeing sick2.8%831
24. Tremorshaking2.6%762
25. Electrocardiogram QT prolongeda QT prolongation on the ECG2.5%745
26. Tachycardiafast heart rate2.5%736
27. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term2.5%734
28. Hypotensionlow blood pressure2.4%719
29. Confusional stateconfusion2.4%707
30. Withdrawal syndrome2.4%700

Top 30 of 2,551 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 12 drugs in the serotonin and norepinephrine 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 171,115 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. 28.9% 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 29,752 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Venlafaxine 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 serotonin and norepinephrine 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 Venlafaxine as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (29,646) 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.