Verteporfin

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Arthralgia def x x x x x x
Asthenia def x x x x x x
Atrial fibrillation def x x x x x
Back pain def x x x x x x
Blepharitis def x x x x
Neoplasm malignant def x x x x x
Chest pain def x x x x
Conjunctivitis def x x x x x
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Cough def x x x x
Diplopia def x x x x x
Dizziness def x x x x
Dyspnoea def x x x x x
Eczema def x x x x x
Oedema def x x x x
Eosinophilia def x
Rash def x x x x x x
Extravasation def x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x
Flushing def x x x x
Glycosuria def x
Headache def x x x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Hypercholesterolaemia def x
Hypersensitivity def x x x x x
Hypertension def x x x x x x
Hypoaesthesia def x x x x x x
Inflammation def x x x x
Influenza def x x x x x
Eye pruritus x x x
Arthropathy def x x x x x
Ketosis def x
Lacrimal disorder def x x x x x
Musculoskeletal pain def x x x x
Nausea def x x x x x x
Pain def x x x x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x x x
Pneumonia def x x x x x
Prostatic disorder def x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x
Retinal detachment def x x x x
Scotoma def x x x x x x
Skin disorder def x
Sweating def x x x
Syncope def x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x
Varicose vein def x x x x x
Angiopathy def x x x x x
Vertigo def x x x x x
Vitreous haemorrhage def x x x x x
Urogenital disorder x x
Peripheral vascular disorder def x x x x x
Body odor def x
Cataract def x x x x x
Creatinine increased def x x x x x x
Injection site haemorrhage x
Injection site hypersensitivity x
Injection site inflammation x
Injection site reaction def x x x x x x
Injection site pain x
General symptom x x x
Photosensitivity reaction def x x x x x x
Malaise def x x x
Cardiac fibrillation x x x x x
Visual acuity reduced x x x x x x
Dry eye x x x x x
Vision blurred def x x x x x x
Photosensitivity def x x x x x x
Lacrimation def x x x x x
Blindness def x x
Detachment psychological x x x x
Visual disturbance x x x x x x
Gastrointestinal neoplasm malignant def x x x x x
White blood cell count decreased x x x x x
White blood cell count increased def x x
Sleep disorder def x x x x x
Raised liver function tests x x x x x
Myasthenia def x x x x x
Change in blood pressure x x x
Hearing impaired def x x x x x
Conjunctival hyperaemia x x x x x
Indication Labels
Choroidal neovascularisation def x x x x x x
Glycogen storage disease type II def x
Histoplasmosis def x x x x x
Macular degeneration def x x x x x x
Myopia def x x x x x
Neovascularisation def x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: S01LA01

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. VERTEPORFIN / VISUDYNE : 40 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. VERTEPORFIN / VISUDYNE : 52 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  3. verteporfin / Visudyne : 62 side effects (FDA CDER)
  4. VERTEPORFIN / VISUDYNE : 70 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  5. verteporfin for injection / Visudyne : 71 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  6. verteporfin : 72 side effects (FDA XML label)