HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
albuterol Side Effects
albuterol (also sold as Ventolin, ProAir) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #66 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 36.6% mention hospitalization (41,765 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 113,967
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1995 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
albuterol: 36.6% mention hospitalization (41,765 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #66 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for albuterol (Ventolin): 113,967 FAERS rows (1995-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, ASTHMA, COUGH. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1995–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 15,965 of 113,967 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (26,153 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (9,607 reports, 8.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 3,210 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,236 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,136 |
| NAUSEA | 765 |
| VOMITING | 694 |
| ASTHMA | 672 |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE | 668 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 663 |
| PYREXIA | 633 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 626 |
| FATIGUE | 620 |
| SEPSIS | 594 |
| ASTHENIA | 572 |
| PAIN | 539 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 536 |
| DIARRHOEA | 535 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 507 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 491 |
| HEADACHE | 483 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (41,765, 36.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 7,406 |
| PNEUMONIA | 5,318 |
| ASTHMA | 4,282 |
| NAUSEA | 3,045 |
| COUGH | 2,939 |
| PAIN | 2,834 |
| WHEEZING | 2,729 |
| FATIGUE | 2,581 |
| VOMITING | 2,489 |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE | 2,423 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,414 |
| FALL | 2,336 |
| PYREXIA | 2,242 |
| HEADACHE | 2,239 |
| ANXIETY | 2,165 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,125 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,954 |
| CHEST PAIN | 1,948 |
How to read albuterol FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 113,967 voluntary reports linked to albuterol (Ventolin, ProAir, Proventil), 1995-2025. Death is listed on 9,607 (8.4%). Hospitalization appears on 41,765 (36.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with albuterol
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 112,198 FAERS cases (Δ 1,769 lighter vs albuterol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 111,257 FAERS cases (Δ 2,710 lighter vs albuterol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 117,869 FAERS cases (Δ 3,902 heavier vs albuterol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 110,018 FAERS cases (Δ 3,949 lighter vs albuterol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.7 pp vs albuterol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
albuterol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.