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
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (109,977 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 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.
Read with aspirin
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 482,856 FAERS cases (Δ 35,698 lighter vs aspirin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 591,578 FAERS cases (Δ 73,024 heavier vs aspirin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 417,458 FAERS cases (Δ 101,096 lighter vs aspirin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 411,692 FAERS cases (Δ 106,862 lighter vs aspirin); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.9 pp vs aspirin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
aspirin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.