HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
apixaban Side Effects
apixaban (also sold as Eliquis) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #118 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 43.9% mention hospitalization (27,509 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 62,650
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2005 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
apixaban: 43.9% mention hospitalization (27,509 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #118 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for apixaban (Eliquis): 62,650 FAERS rows (2005-2025). Top named reactions: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, DYSPNOEA, CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2005–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION leads 3,970 of 62,650 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (21,179 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (6,759 reports, 10.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,331 |
| PNEUMONIA | 296 |
| FALL | 280 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 276 |
| DYSPNOEA | 268 |
| CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE | 262 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 247 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 214 |
| ANAEMIA | 192 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 190 |
| SEPSIS | 188 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 188 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 176 |
| HAEMORRHAGE INTRACRANIAL | 172 |
| HYPOTENSION | 170 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 161 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 148 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 147 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 140 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (27,509, 43.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 2,426 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 1,760 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,600 |
| FALL | 1,576 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,394 |
| FATIGUE | 1,167 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,098 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 1,048 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,047 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,042 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,021 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,019 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 912 |
| NAUSEA | 904 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 818 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 801 |
| PYREXIA | 800 |
| VOMITING | 778 |
How to read apixaban FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 62,650 voluntary reports linked to apixaban (Eliquis), 2005-2025. Death is listed on 6,759 (10.8%). Hospitalization appears on 27,509 (43.9%). 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 apixaban
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 63,536 FAERS cases (Δ 886 heavier vs apixaban); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 63,731 FAERS cases (Δ 1,081 heavier vs apixaban); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 61,560 FAERS cases (Δ 1,090 lighter vs apixaban); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 63,762 FAERS cases (Δ 1,112 heavier vs apixaban); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.3 pp vs apixaban's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
apixaban stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.