HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY

aspirin Side Effects

aspirin (also sold as Bayer, Ecotrin) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #3 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 39.2% mention hospitalization (203,341 reports).

Data updated 2026-05-15

518,554
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

aspirin: 39.2% mention hospitalization (203,341 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #3 of 524 by FAERS report count.

High-report extract for aspirin (Bayer): 518,554 FAERS rows (2001-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, DYSPNOEA, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.

FATIGUE leads 31,963 of 518,554 reports

FATIGUE
31,963
DYSPNOEA
27,179
NAUSEA
26,579
DIARRHOEA
26,452
DIZZINESS
22,390
HEADACHE
19,476
ASTHENIA
18,889
FALL
18,601
PAIN
18,007
PNEUMONIA
15,900
VOMITING
15,779
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
15,009
DEATH
14,883
ARTHRALGIA
14,086
PRURITUS
13,452
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE
13,433
MALAISE
13,366
WEIGHT DECREASED
13,052

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 239,380 (49%)
Male 247,359 (51%)
Unknown 1,283

Age peak 45-64 (109,977 reports)

0-17 4,403 (1%)
18-44 19,204 (5%)
45-64 109,977 (31%)
65-74 107,278 (31%)
75+ 108,459 (31%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2001 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (47,820 reports, 9.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 14,832
PNEUMONIA 2,944
DYSPNOEA 2,653
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 2,560
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 2,429
CARDIAC ARREST 2,260
RENAL FAILURE 2,168
SEPSIS 2,147
FALL 2,012
ASTHENIA 1,874
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 1,834
DIARRHOEA 1,794
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 1,792
NAUSEA 1,786
FATIGUE 1,736
HYPOTENSION 1,736
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 1,717
ANAEMIA 1,572
VOMITING 1,486
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT 1,483

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is HEAVY (203,341, 39.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:

Reaction Reports
DYSPNOEA 14,113
PNEUMONIA 12,280
FALL 12,214
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11,070
NAUSEA 10,974
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 10,331
FATIGUE 10,160
DIARRHOEA 10,080
ASTHENIA 9,700
DIZZINESS 8,888
ANAEMIA 8,688
VOMITING 8,592
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT 7,753
HYPOTENSION 7,654
CHEST PAIN 7,632
PAIN 7,382
PYREXIA 7,136
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 7,027
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 6,980
HEADACHE 6,422
How to read aspirin FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)

FAERS holds 518,554 voluntary reports linked to aspirin (Bayer, Ecotrin), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 47,820 (9.2%). Hospitalization appears on 203,341 (39.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.

MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.

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Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.