What the label lists and what reports show
Selenium sulfide side effects
Selenium sulfide's FDA label lists its adverse reactions in its own words. FAERS holds 936 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 pruritus (61 reports).
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Check it at the source: the selenium sulfide FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 24, 2026); the FDA FAERS public dashboard.
What does the label list?
From the label: adverse reactionsADVERSE REACTION MADE WITH PRIDE AND CARE FOR H-E-B ® , SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204 100% GUARANTEE promise - If you aren't completely pleased with this product, we'll be happy to replace it or refund your money. You have our word on it.
Source: FDA drug label, H E B, effective February 24, 2026 (SPL set 182ca790-0713-412a-9111-c0cf40f20d02), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What do FAERS reports show?
936 reports list selenium sulfide among the medicines taken, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 23 are coded as a death and 154 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 20 reactions below, none 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.
Reports received each year
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?
- Selenium sulfide: the full record
- label, generics, price, shortages, recalls
- Report a side effect to the FDA
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- Side effects hub
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