What the label lists and what reports show
Fludeoxyglucose f 18 side effects
Fludeoxyglucose f 18's FDA label lists its adverse reactions in its own words. FAERS holds 277 reports naming it through July 30, 2026; the reaction reported most often, leaving out the conditions it is used for, product-use terms and outcomes, is cytokine release syndrome (23 reports).
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Check it at the source: the fludeoxyglucose f 18 FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 11, 2019, THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH); the FDA FAERS public dashboard.
What does the label list?
From the label: adverse reactionsHypersensitivity reactions with pruritus, edema and rash have been reported in the post-marketing setting. Have emergency resuscitation equipment and personnel immediately available. Hypersensitivity reactions have occurred; have emergency resuscitation equipment and personnel immediately available ( 6 ). To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at 516-562-1042 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Source: FDA drug label, THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, effective July 11, 2019 (SPL set dfd91498-4bfc-4d45-a9a3-cee6153ae573), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What do FAERS reports show?
277 reports list fludeoxyglucose f 18 among the medicines taken, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 42 are coded as a death and 113 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is. Of the 22 reactions below, 1 is named by the same term (in US spelling) in the label's adverse reactions, warnings or patient leaflet; a reaction the label does not name may still be there under another word, and a report does not show that the medicine caused it.
The 25 most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026; reactions as MedDRA preferred terms
What next?
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