HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
amoxicillin Side Effects
amoxicillin (also sold as Amoxil) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #98 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 36.7% mention hospitalization (26,975 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 73,430
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2002 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
amoxicillin: 36.7% mention hospitalization (26,975 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #98 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for amoxicillin (Amoxil): 73,430 FAERS rows (2002-2025). Top named reactions: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE leads 4,661 of 73,430 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (16,080 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,867 reports, 6.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,271 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 526 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 505 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 484 |
| DYSPNOEA | 380 |
| PNEUMONIA | 340 |
| DIARRHOEA | 322 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 305 |
| ASTHENIA | 246 |
| NAUSEA | 232 |
| SEPSIS | 231 |
| VOMITING | 217 |
| ANAEMIA | 214 |
| PYREXIA | 212 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 206 |
| FATIGUE | 204 |
| PAIN | 203 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 200 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 181 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (26,975, 36.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,926 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,789 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,755 |
| PYREXIA | 1,754 |
| NAUSEA | 1,623 |
| PAIN | 1,525 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,513 |
| VOMITING | 1,397 |
| FATIGUE | 1,204 |
| MALAISE | 1,115 |
| RASH | 1,100 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 1,047 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 1,043 |
| HEADACHE | 1,043 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,012 |
| ANXIETY | 972 |
| PRURITUS | 960 |
| ANAEMIA | 909 |
How to read amoxicillin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 73,430 voluntary reports linked to amoxicillin (Amoxil), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 4,867 (6.6%). Hospitalization appears on 26,975 (36.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with amoxicillin
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 72,798 FAERS cases (Δ 632 lighter vs amoxicillin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 72,729 FAERS cases (Δ 701 lighter vs amoxicillin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 72,146 FAERS cases (Δ 1,284 lighter vs amoxicillin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 72,117 FAERS cases (Δ 1,313 lighter vs amoxicillin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.5 pp vs amoxicillin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
amoxicillin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.