Adverse Event Profile: Creatine

Source: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Adverse Event Reporting System Total Events: 18 Serious Events: 11 Date Range: 20041223 to 20241030

Top Reported Reactions

  • LIVER FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL: 2
  • NAUSEA: 2
  • BACK PAIN: 2
  • CHEST PAIN: 2
  • Tooth injury: 1
  • Toothache: 1
  • Aspartate aminotransferase increased: 1
  • ANXIETY: 1
  • BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED: 1
  • HEPATOCELLULAR INJURY: 1
  • TREMOR: 1
  • Anxiety: 1
  • Urine abnormality: 1
  • DIARRHOEA: 1
  • VOMITING: 1
  • BLOOD CREATININE INCREASED: 1
  • HYPERKALAEMIA: 1
  • OEDEMA: 1
  • URINE ANALYSIS ABNORMAL: 1
  • URINE OUTPUT DECREASED: 1

Outcomes

  • Other Serious or Important Medical Event: 8
  • Hospitalization: 8
  • Visited a Health Care Provider: 5
  • Disability: 2
  • Visited Emergency Room: 2
  • Other Serious Outcome: 1
  • Other Outcome: 1
  • Death: 1

Products Involved (17 unique)

  • BODY FORTRESS SUPER TRIPLE CREATINE MATRIX
  • CONCRET GNC BEYOND RAW CHEMISTRY LABS CREATINE HC
  • COR-PERFORMANCE CREATINE
  • CREATINE
  • CREATINE DRIVEPURE CREATINE MONOHYDRATE
  • Creatine
  • EAS CREATINE
  • GNC CREATINE
  • GNC CREATINE MONOHYDRATE (NON-SPECIFIC)
  • MP-CREATINE
  • MUSCLETECH ESSENTIAL SERIES PLATINUM 100% CREATINE
  • NDS NUTRITION CR5 CREATINE SUPPLEMENT
  • PROLABS CREATINE MONOHYDRATE POWDER
  • PROMERA HEALTH CON-CRET THE WORLD'S FIRST & ONLY P
  • PURE CREATINE BERRY POWDER
  • RSP CREATINE MONOHYDRATE
  • Unflavored Creatine Monohydrate

Disclaimer

This data is from the FDA CAERS database. A report does not mean the supplement caused the adverse event. Reports may be incomplete, duplicated, or unrelated. This is for safety awareness only.