MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
amiodarone Side Effects
amiodarone (also sold as Cordarone, Pacerone) sits MID-VOLUME #311 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 49.6% mention hospitalization (5,301 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 10,687
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for amiodarone. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
amiodarone: 49.6% mention hospitalization (5,301 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #311 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for amiodarone (Cordarone) (10,687 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2000–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 1,158 of 10,687 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (3,370 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,847 reports, 17.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 393 |
| DYSPNOEA | 298 |
| ASTHENIA | 262 |
| SEPSIS | 245 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 244 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 233 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 228 |
| NAUSEA | 225 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 213 |
| PNEUMONIA | 209 |
| VOMITING | 209 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 208 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 202 |
| VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | 201 |
| ASCITES | 198 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 196 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 196 |
| FATIGUE | 196 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (5,301, 49.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 624 |
| ASTHENIA | 474 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 440 |
| PNEUMONIA | 414 |
| FATIGUE | 386 |
| HYPOTENSION | 339 |
| NAUSEA | 318 |
| ANAEMIA | 299 |
| VOMITING | 285 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 279 |
| COUGH | 267 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 266 |
| FALL | 249 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 235 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 233 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 228 |
| HYPERTHYROIDISM | 226 |
How to read amiodarone FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 10,687 voluntary reports linked to amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), 2000-2025. Death is listed on 1,847 (17.3%). Hospitalization appears on 5,301 (49.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 49.6% mention hospitalization (5,301 reports).
Read with amiodarone
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 10,872 FAERS cases (Δ 185 heavier vs amiodarone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 11,019 FAERS cases (Δ 332 heavier vs amiodarone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 11,035 FAERS cases (Δ 348 heavier vs amiodarone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,302 FAERS cases (Δ 385 lighter vs amiodarone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 44.8 pp vs amiodarone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
amiodarone stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.