Azelaic Acid
Active Ingredients
- Azelaic Acid
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Allergan Inc
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Elcure Co., Ltd.
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Finacea.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Azelaic Acid Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Azelaic Acid
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on March 30, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I have been using this for the redness of rosacea. I don't really have bumps or acne from rosacea. I've been using this twice a day for six months and still have flareups.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 27, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: i am not sure what its doing, it seems to be bringing everything and I mean everything to the skin surface so I am not sure i like it or not! I will give it 12 weeks and let you all kno...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pruritus, Burning sensation, Inflammation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 26, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Itching, burning Have to use very little, and it took skin 2 weeks to adjust. Very itchy and red and inflamed. Redness still present and smAll acne bumps still exist, althou...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 23, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Works well and I've tried almost everything. It burns/itches/tingles like crazy when you first start using it but that eventually stops. I apply it mixed with a moisturizer.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 29, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“45 yrs old and had acne my whole life, tried everything under the sun, including Accutane 11 yrs ago. This medication has done wonders for my skin over the past 8 months. It's truly a great product bu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 26, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Some slight tingling at application around the nose, otherwise excellent results at almost eliminating breakouts. Now I only get 1 or 2 sores when I am under very extreme stress.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“I have struggled with acne in my adult life for about a year now. It wasn't that bad, then significantly got worse over the past 6 months. I had huge cyst like pimples and some small ones around my ch...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Finacea in drugs.com on August 1, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Its my third night, 6th application and the results are significant. I have a mild textbook case of Rosacea but everything is relative. To me its terrible. I've been treating Rosacea like it was acne ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on July 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“I had rosacea for few years, was using Metrogel - didn't see any results. Recently me dermatologist prescribed me Oracea and Finacea - I loved this combination. Now I am getting compliments, how great...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Depression
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on June 20, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... are gone. (Yeah right). Nothing but lost hope and money. Then decided to try Metrogel, a sample given to me. Made me extremely red and irritated. This point I was so depressed thinking there was no ...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Azelaic Acid
Dry Skin
“Side Effects: HIGHLY IRRITATED AND DRY SKIN
DECREASED REDNESS
NONE”
Source: Finacea (Azelaic Acid)
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Did the author experience dry skin while taking finacea?
What is this?Irritability
“Side Effects: HIGHLY IRRITATED AND DRY SKIN
DECREASED REDNESS
NONE”
Source: Finacea (Azelaic Acid)
View full report on Azelaic Acid related irritability
Did the author experience irritability while taking finacea?
What is this?Pain
“Side Effects: My skin was already accustomed to high-percentage AHA products, so any stinging scaling or irritation were minimal. After a few days I had no side effects.
I started usi...”
Source: Finacea (Azelaic Acid)
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Did the author experience pain while taking finacea?
What is this?