Reports received by FDA, by month

September 2011: adverse event reports received by FDA

46,800 drug reports (FAERS) and 36,540 device reports (MAUDE).

Read first · FDA's statement on these data

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. openFDA, FDA

FDA adds: "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 "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

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46,800
drug reports received: 41,794 a year earlier; 44,320
monthly average, preceding 12 months: 5.6% against the average; 36,540
device reports received: 24,708 a year earlier

FDA received 46,800 drug adverse event reports in September 2011, against 41,794 in the same month a year earlier and a monthly average of 44,320 over the preceding 12 months. The MAUDE device database received 36,540 reports that month (24,708 a year earlier).

The drugs listed most often as suspect products were Seroquel (4,618), Mirena (4,191) and Metoclopramide (3,966), and the reactions recorded most often were tardive dyskinesia (3,440), extrapyramidal disorder (3,325) and nervous system disorder (2,113).

Relative to their own average over the preceding 12 months, the drugs whose report count rose most were Avapro (10.1× its average), Metoclopramide (9.7× its average) and Prolia (8.4× its average). A jump in one month usually reflects a batch of reports from a manufacturer, a publicised event or a new product, not a change in what happens to patients.

Drug reports by month, three years to September 2011

Drugs listed most often as suspect products

Drug	Reports	Share of the month
Seroquel	4,618	9.9%
Mirena	4,191	9%
Metoclopramide	3,966	8.5%
Tysabri	2,087	4.5%
Aleve	995	2.1%
Pradaxa	694	1.5%
Avandia	648	1.4%
Dianeal	634	1.4%
Avonex	534	1.1%
Plan B One-Step	532	1.1%
Remicade	492	1.1%
Humira	491	1%
Prolia	489	1%
Arimidex	453	1%
Enbrel	440	0.9%

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."

Largest rises against their own average

Drug	Reports this month	Times its 12-month average
Avapro	151	10.1×
Metoclopramide	3,966	9.7×
Prolia	489	8.4×
Seroquel	4,618	7.9×
Zoledronoc Acid	264	6.9×
Methadose	100	6.6×
Egrifta	70	6.1×
Ultravist	145	5.5×

Drugs with at least 50 reports in the month and an average of at least 10 a month over the preceding year. A rise usually reflects a batch of manufacturer reports, a publicised event or a new product.

Reactions recorded most often

MedDRA term	Reports	Share of the month
Tardive dyskinesiainvoluntary repetitive movements	3,440	7.4%
Extrapyramidal disordermovement problems such as stiffness or tremor	3,325	7.1%
Nervous system disorder	2,113	4.5%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term	1,734	3.7%
Drug dose omissiona dose was missed	1,626	3.5%
Nauseafeeling sick	1,613	3.4%
Fatiguetiredness	1,481	3.2%
Device expulsionthe device came out	1,478	3.2%
Dyskinesiainvoluntary movements	1,428	3.1%
Painpain, site not specified	1,410	3%
Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected	1,399	3%
Headachehead pain	1,384	3%
Movement disorder	1,381	3%
Insomniadifficulty sleeping	1,377	2.9%
Dyspnoeashortness of breath	1,195	2.6%

Devices named most often

Brand	Reports	Share of device reports
Colleague	5,303	14.5%
HomeChoice Automated PD Set with Cassette	594	1.6%
Ot Ultralink Meter	533	1.5%
Ot Ping Meter	508	1.4%
Onetouchping Glucosemgmtsystem	455	1.2%
Unicel Dxi 800 Access Immunoassay System	454	1.2%
Animas Insulin Infusion Pump	320	0.9%
Paradigm Real-Time Insulin Infusion Pump	278	0.8%
Access	278	0.8%
Access 2 Immunoassay System	256	0.7%

Questions about September 2011

How many adverse event reports did FDA receive in September 2011?

46,800 drug reports are in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, and 36,540 device reports in the MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026. The same month a year earlier has 41,794 drug reports.

Which drugs were listed most often?

Seroquel (4,618), Mirena (4,191), Metoclopramide (3,966), Tysabri (2,087) and Aleve (995).

Which reactions were recorded most often?

tardive dyskinesia (3,440), extrapyramidal disorder (3,325), nervous system disorder (2,113), death (1,734) and drug dose omission (1,626).

Can the count for a month still change?

Yes. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Older months change little.

Does a busy month mean something happened that month?

Not by itself. The date is when FDA received the report, not when the event occurred, and volume follows manufacturer batches, product launches and publicity. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

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. 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.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.