LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
aliskiren Side Effects
aliskiren (also sold as Tekturna) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #451 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 51.0% mention hospitalization (1,137 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,229
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
aliskiren: 51.0% mention hospitalization (1,137 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #451 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for aliskiren (Tekturna) (2,229 reports #451 of 524 by FAERS report count). 51.0% mention hospitalization (1,137 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2007–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ASTHENIA leads 367 of 2,229 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (434 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (558 reports, 25.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 201 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 200 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 200 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 194 |
| FALL | 193 |
| SEPSIS | 193 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 186 |
| DIARRHOEA | 186 |
| OCULAR DISCOMFORT | 185 |
| PRURITUS | 184 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 183 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 183 |
| ASTHENIA | 182 |
| CHILLS | 182 |
| COUGH | 182 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 182 |
| EYE PAIN | 181 |
| HEAD DISCOMFORT | 181 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 181 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 180 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,137, 51.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ASTHENIA | 177 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 171 |
| NAUSEA | 167 |
| FALL | 163 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 150 |
| DYSARTHRIA | 149 |
| ANXIETY | 144 |
| APHASIA | 143 |
| HEMIPARESIS | 143 |
| SENSORY LOSS | 143 |
| MUSCULAR WEAKNESS | 142 |
| COORDINATION ABNORMAL | 140 |
| AFFECT LABILITY | 139 |
| CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS | 139 |
| HEMIPLEGIA | 138 |
| MOTOR DYSFUNCTION | 138 |
| MUSCLE SPASTICITY | 138 |
| NEUROLOGIC NEGLECT SYNDROME | 138 |
| PERSONALITY DISORDER | 138 |
| ADJUSTMENT DISORDER | 136 |
How to read aliskiren FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,229 voluntary reports linked to aliskiren (Tekturna), 2007-2025. Death is listed on 558 (25.0%). Hospitalization appears on 1,137 (51.0%). Top co-reported indication: Hypertension.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with aliskiren
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 2,222 FAERS cases (Δ 7 lighter vs aliskiren); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,254 FAERS cases (Δ 25 heavier vs aliskiren); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,273 FAERS cases (Δ 44 heavier vs aliskiren); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,179 FAERS cases (Δ 50 lighter vs aliskiren); DEATH-MARKED · 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 37.1 pp vs aliskiren's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
aliskiren stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.