MID-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
brinzolamide Side Effects
brinzolamide (also sold as Azopt) sits MID-VOLUME #337 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-MID - 21.9% mention hospitalization (1,856 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 8,461
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for brinzolamide. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID. How figures are compiled.
brinzolamide: 21.9% mention hospitalization (1,856 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #337 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for brinzolamide (Azopt) (8,461 reports). Signature HOSP-MID. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
TREATMENT FAILURE leads 1,429 of 8,461 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (2,050 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (612 reports, 7.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 233 |
| DYSPNOEA | 227 |
| SEPSIS | 225 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 224 |
| FALL | 224 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 223 |
| DIARRHOEA | 221 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 219 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 216 |
| PRURITUS | 214 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 213 |
| ASCITES | 213 |
| BLINDNESS | 212 |
| OCULAR DISCOMFORT | 212 |
| EYE PAIN | 211 |
| HEAD DISCOMFORT | 211 |
| CHILLS | 210 |
| DIZZINESS | 210 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 209 |
| COMA | 208 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (1,856, 21.9%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 169 |
| FALL | 143 |
| DIARRHOEA | 137 |
| ASTHENIA | 131 |
| HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED | 109 |
| DIZZINESS | 108 |
| NAUSEA | 94 |
| VOMITING | 94 |
| FATIGUE | 90 |
| PYREXIA | 90 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 81 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 81 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 77 |
| PNEUMONIA | 74 |
| TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS | 73 |
| MALAISE | 72 |
| SYNCOPE | 65 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 64 |
| HEADACHE | 60 |
How to read brinzolamide FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 8,461 voluntary reports linked to brinzolamide (Azopt), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 612 (7.2%). Hospitalization appears on 1,856 (21.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID as signal-detection rates next to 21.9% mention hospitalization (1,856 reports).
Read with brinzolamide
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,426 FAERS cases (Δ 35 lighter vs brinzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,423 FAERS cases (Δ 38 lighter vs brinzolamide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,408 FAERS cases (Δ 53 lighter vs brinzolamide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,521 FAERS cases (Δ 60 heavier vs brinzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.9 pp vs brinzolamide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
brinzolamide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.