Heparin

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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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 18)
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Adrenal insufficiency def x x x x x x
Alopecia def x x x x x
Asthma def x x x x x x x x
Cyanosis def x x x x x x x
Oedema def
Extravasation def x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x x x
Gangrene def x x x x
Headache def x x x x x x x x
Cardiac failure def
Cardiac failure congestive def
Haematoma def x x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x x x x x
Hyperlipidaemia def x x x x x
Hypernatraemia def
Hypersensitivity def x x x x x x x x
Infarction def x x x x
Infection def x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x
Nausea def x x x x x x x x
Necrosis def x x x x x x x
Osteoporosis def x x x x x
Pain def x x x x
Phlebitis def x x
Priapism def x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x x x
Rhinitis def x x x x x x x x
Shock def x x x x x x x x
Cerebrovascular accident def x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x x x x x x x x
Ulcer def x x x x
Erythema def x x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x x x x x
Vomiting def x x x x x x x x
Chills def x x x x x x x x
Adrenocortical insufficiency acute x x x x x x
Coagulation time prolonged x x x x x x
Adrenal haemorrhage x x x x x x
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage def x x x x x x
Skin necrosis x x x x x x x
Haemorrhage urinary tract def x x x x x x
Anaphylactoid reaction x x x x x x x x
Lacrimation def x x x x x x x x
Water retention
Fluid overload def x x
Death x x x x x x x
Indication Labels
Arterial thrombosis x
Atrial fibrillation def x x x x x x x x
Cardiac fibrillation x x x x x x x x
Coagulopathy def x x x x x x x x
Deep vein thrombosis def x x x x x
Dissecting aortic aneurysm, thoracic x
Disseminated intravascular coagulation def x x x x x x x
Embolism def x x x x x x x x
Embolism arterial x x x x x x x x
Flushing def x x
Pulmonary embolism def x x x x x x x
Thromboembolism def x x x x x x
Thrombosis def x x x x x x x
Venous thromboembolism def x
Venous thrombosis def x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia

ATC Codes: B01AB01, C05BA03, S01XA14

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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. HEPARIN : 2 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. HEPARIN SODIUM / HEPARIN SODIUM PRESERVATIVE FREE : 9 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  3. HEPARIN : 15 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. HEPARIN : 22 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. HEPARIN SODIUM / HEPARIN SODIUM : 25 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  6. heparin : 30 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. Heparin : 33 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. Heparin : 33 side effects (FDA XML label)
  9. HEPARIN : 37 side effects (FDA XML label)
  10. HEPARIN : 41 side effects (FDA XML label)