LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
albendazole Side Effects
albendazole (also sold as Albenza) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #465 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 36.0% mention hospitalization (658 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 1,829
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
albendazole: 36.0% mention hospitalization (658 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #465 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for albendazole (Albenza) (1,829 reports #465 of 524 by FAERS report count). 36.0% mention hospitalization (658 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PYREXIA leads 236 of 1,829 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (518 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (302 reports, 16.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 64 |
| STRONGYLOIDIASIS | 44 |
| PYREXIA | 33 |
| SEPSIS | 28 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 26 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 25 |
| DIARRHOEA | 24 |
| VOMITING | 20 |
| ANAEMIA | 17 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 17 |
| DIZZINESS | 15 |
| DYSPNOEA | 14 |
| HEADACHE | 14 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 13 |
| ASTHENIA | 13 |
| DISSEMINATED STRONGYLOIDIASIS | 13 |
| PNEUMONIA | 13 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 12 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (658, 36.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 90 |
| VOMITING | 75 |
| HEADACHE | 62 |
| ASTHENIA | 60 |
| STRONGYLOIDIASIS | 54 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 52 |
| DIARRHOEA | 47 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 33 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 31 |
| DEHYDRATION | 29 |
| FATIGUE | 29 |
| NAUSEA | 29 |
| RASH | 27 |
| ANAEMIA | 26 |
| SEPSIS | 26 |
| PAIN | 25 |
| DYSPNOEA | 24 |
| GASTRITIS | 24 |
How to read albendazole FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 1,829 voluntary reports linked to albendazole (Albenza), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 302 (16.5%). Hospitalization appears on 658 (36.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with albendazole
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,831 FAERS cases (Δ 2 heavier vs albendazole); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,858 FAERS cases (Δ 29 heavier vs albendazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,797 FAERS cases (Δ 32 lighter vs albendazole); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,890 FAERS cases (Δ 61 heavier vs albendazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 45.6 pp vs albendazole's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
albendazole stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.