MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
atropine Side Effects
atropine (also sold as AtroPen) sits MID-VOLUME #344 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 43.5% mention hospitalization (3,432 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 7,881
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for atropine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
atropine: 43.5% mention hospitalization (3,432 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #344 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for atropine (AtroPen) (7,881 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2000–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DIARRHOEA leads 535 of 7,881 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,884 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,594 reports, 20.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 443 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 137 |
| DIARRHOEA | 128 |
| FATIGUE | 111 |
| NAUSEA | 106 |
| HYPOTENSION | 104 |
| VOMITING | 100 |
| PNEUMONIA | 96 |
| DYSPNOEA | 91 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 91 |
| ASTHENIA | 87 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 85 |
| PAIN | 85 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 82 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 76 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 73 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 73 |
| ANAEMIA | 62 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,432, 43.5% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOTENSION | 348 |
| DIARRHOEA | 282 |
| DYSPNOEA | 251 |
| PAIN | 240 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 232 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 212 |
| PYREXIA | 206 |
| VOMITING | 196 |
| NAUSEA | 191 |
| FALL | 186 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 162 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 161 |
| PNEUMONIA | 154 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 148 |
| CONSTIPATION | 145 |
| FATIGUE | 143 |
| HYPERTENSION | 138 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 130 |
How to read atropine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 7,881 voluntary reports linked to atropine (AtroPen), 2000-2025. Death is listed on 1,594 (20.2%). Hospitalization appears on 3,432 (43.5%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 43.5% mention hospitalization (3,432 reports).
Read with atropine
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 7,819 FAERS cases (Δ 62 lighter vs atropine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,801 FAERS cases (Δ 80 lighter vs atropine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,980 FAERS cases (Δ 99 heavier vs atropine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,078 FAERS cases (Δ 197 heavier vs atropine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 41.9 pp vs atropine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
atropine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.