MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
bisacodyl Side Effects
bisacodyl (also sold as Dulcolax) sits MID-VOLUME #281 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 51.2% mention hospitalization (6,915 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 13,500
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for bisacodyl. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
bisacodyl: 51.2% mention hospitalization (6,915 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #281 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for bisacodyl (Dulcolax) (13,500 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CONSTIPATION leads 1,509 of 13,500 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (3,090 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,363 reports, 17.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 770 |
| SEPSIS | 297 |
| CONSTIPATION | 269 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 269 |
| NAUSEA | 260 |
| VOMITING | 260 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 226 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 220 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 218 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 217 |
| DYSPNOEA | 214 |
| ASCITES | 209 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 205 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 191 |
| PNEUMONIA | 188 |
| APPENDICITIS | 186 |
| STRESS | 186 |
| APPENDICOLITH | 181 |
| ANAEMIA | 179 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (6,915, 51.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| CONSTIPATION | 1,013 |
| NAUSEA | 943 |
| PAIN | 849 |
| FALL | 703 |
| PNEUMONIA | 697 |
| VOMITING | 687 |
| DYSPNOEA | 642 |
| PYREXIA | 638 |
| ANAEMIA | 577 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 548 |
| HYPOTENSION | 523 |
| HEADACHE | 436 |
| ASTHENIA | 429 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 429 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 421 |
| COGNITIVE DISORDER | 409 |
| FATIGUE | 400 |
| MALAISE | 397 |
How to read bisacodyl FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 13,500 voluntary reports linked to bisacodyl (Dulcolax), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 2,363 (17.5%). Hospitalization appears on 6,915 (51.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 51.2% mention hospitalization (6,915 reports).
Read with bisacodyl
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 13,451 FAERS cases (Δ 49 lighter vs bisacodyl); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,400 FAERS cases (Δ 100 lighter vs bisacodyl); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,367 FAERS cases (Δ 133 lighter vs bisacodyl); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,667 FAERS cases (Δ 167 heavier vs bisacodyl); 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 44.6 pp vs bisacodyl's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
bisacodyl stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.