Adverse Event Profile: Elderberry

Source: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Adverse Event Reporting System Total Events: 9 Serious Events: 4 Date Range: 20170214 to 20241110

Top Reported Reactions

  • Headache: 2
  • Nausea: 2
  • Malaise: 2
  • Abdominal pain: 1
  • Lethargy: 1
  • Loss of consciousness: 1
  • Respiratory arrest: 1
  • Vomiting: 1
  • Choking: 1
  • Foreign body: 1
  • Food poisoning: 1
  • Dyspnoea: 1
  • Blood cholesterol increased: 1
  • Blood pressure increased: 1
  • Ischaemic stroke: 1
  • Death: 1
  • Intentional product misuse: 1
  • Toxicity to various agents: 1
  • CONVULSION: 1
  • PYREXIA: 1

Outcomes

  • Other Serious or Important Medical Event: 6
  • Visited Emergency Room: 3
  • Other Serious Outcome: 3
  • Allergic Reaction: 2
  • Hospitalization: 2
  • Life Threatening: 1
  • Death: 1

Products Involved (8 unique)

  • AIRBORNE ELDERBERRY GUMMIES
  • BLACK ELDERBERRY
  • NATURE'S WAY ELDERBERRY LIQUID EXTRACT
  • NATURE'S WAY SAMBUCUS ELDERBERRY IMMUNE SUPPORT DI
  • NATURE'S WAY SAMBUCUS GUMMIES
  • SAMBUCUS
  • ZARBEE'S NATURALS ELDERBERRY IMMUNE SUPPORT
  • elderberry

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.