HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
aripiprazole Side Effects
aripiprazole (also sold as Abilify) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #64 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-MID - 29.3% mention hospitalization (34,687 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 118,365
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
aripiprazole: 29.3% mention hospitalization (34,687 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #64 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for aripiprazole (Abilify): 118,365 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: WEIGHT INCREASED, ANXIETY, FATIGUE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
WEIGHT INCREASED leads 7,698 of 118,365 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (30,152 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (6,577 reports, 5.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,749 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 1,282 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 592 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 384 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 373 |
| OVERDOSE | 277 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 239 |
| SUDDEN DEATH | 207 |
| PNEUMONIA | 203 |
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 185 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 184 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 168 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 155 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 153 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 153 |
| FATIGUE | 144 |
| NAUSEA | 143 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (34,687, 29.3%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 2,001 |
| SUICIDAL IDEATION | 1,883 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,771 |
| WEIGHT INCREASED | 1,718 |
| ANXIETY | 1,676 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 1,536 |
| NAUSEA | 1,396 |
| HOSPITALISATION | 1,353 |
| DEPRESSION | 1,317 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 1,223 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,221 |
| FATIGUE | 1,172 |
| MENTAL DISORDER | 1,168 |
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 1,134 |
| VOMITING | 1,114 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 1,112 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,107 |
How to read aripiprazole FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 118,365 voluntary reports linked to aripiprazole (Abilify), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 6,577 (5.6%). Hospitalization appears on 34,687 (29.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-MID is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with aripiprazole
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 117,869 FAERS cases (Δ 496 lighter vs aripiprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 119,507 FAERS cases (Δ 1,142 heavier vs aripiprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 120,921 FAERS cases (Δ 2,556 heavier vs aripiprazole); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 121,298 FAERS cases (Δ 2,933 heavier vs aripiprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 56.6 pp vs aripiprazole's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
aripiprazole stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.