LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
benazepril Side Effects
benazepril (also sold as Lotensin) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #362 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 34.9% mention hospitalization (2,464 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 7,061
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
benazepril: 34.9% mention hospitalization (2,464 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #362 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for benazepril (Lotensin) (7,061 reports #362 of 524 by FAERS report count). 34.9% mention hospitalization (2,464 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1998–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 439 of 7,061 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,862 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (572 reports, 8.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 153 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 81 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 63 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 63 |
| PAIN | 55 |
| ANXIETY | 50 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 48 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 48 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 44 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 43 |
| INJURY | 42 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 42 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 40 |
| DYSPNOEA | 39 |
| HYPOTENSION | 39 |
| NAUSEA | 35 |
| EMOTIONAL DISTRESS | 31 |
| FATIGUE | 30 |
| DIARRHOEA | 28 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 28 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (2,464, 34.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 264 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 207 |
| DYSPNOEA | 203 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 196 |
| HYPERTENSION | 175 |
| CHEST PAIN | 172 |
| NAUSEA | 171 |
| PAIN | 156 |
| CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | 153 |
| DIARRHOEA | 148 |
| ASTHENIA | 146 |
| FATIGUE | 141 |
| DIZZINESS | 137 |
| PNEUMONIA | 136 |
| FALL | 135 |
| VOMITING | 131 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 127 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 119 |
| OEDEMA PERIPHERAL | 111 |
| HEADACHE | 107 |
How to read benazepril FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 7,061 voluntary reports linked to benazepril (Lotensin), 1998-2025. Death is listed on 572 (8.1%). Hospitalization appears on 2,464 (34.9%). Top co-reported indication: Hypertension.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with benazepril
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 7,063 FAERS cases (Δ 2 heavier vs benazepril); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,989 FAERS cases (Δ 72 lighter vs benazepril); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,180 FAERS cases (Δ 119 heavier vs benazepril); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,188 FAERS cases (Δ 127 heavier vs benazepril); 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 54.0 pp vs benazepril's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
benazepril stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.