LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
bromocriptine Side Effects
bromocriptine (also sold as Cycloset) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #502 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 36.3% mention hospitalization (231 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 637
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
bromocriptine: 36.3% mention hospitalization (231 reports). Death stamp DEATH-MARKED; volume band LOW-VOLUME #502 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for bromocriptine (Cycloset) (637 reports #502 of 524 by FAERS report count). 36.3% mention hospitalization (231 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 46 of 637 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (165 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death appears on 30 reports (4.7% - MARKED). Reactions below co-occur in those rows only.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 7 |
| PNEUMONIA | 4 |
| VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | 4 |
| AGITATION | 3 |
| ARRHYTHMIA | 3 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 3 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 3 |
| DRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY | 3 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 3 |
| LETHARGY | 3 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 3 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 3 |
| ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY | 2 |
| BLOOD CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE INCREASED | 2 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 2 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 2 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 2 |
| PARALYSIS | 2 |
| PREMATURE LABOUR | 2 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (231, 36.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 22 |
| PYREXIA | 17 |
| DYSPNOEA | 14 |
| VOMITING | 14 |
| MUSCLE RIGIDITY | 13 |
| TREMOR | 13 |
| BLOOD CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE INCREASED | 12 |
| DIARRHOEA | 12 |
| NAUSEA | 12 |
| HALLUCINATION, VISUAL | 11 |
| HEADACHE | 11 |
| AGITATION | 10 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 10 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 9 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 9 |
| DIZZINESS | 9 |
| DRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY | 9 |
| HALLUCINATION | 9 |
How to read bromocriptine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 637 voluntary reports linked to bromocriptine (Cycloset), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 30 (4.7%). Hospitalization appears on 231 (36.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with bromocriptine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 596 FAERS cases (Δ 41 lighter vs bromocriptine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 580 FAERS cases (Δ 57 lighter vs bromocriptine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 705 FAERS cases (Δ 68 heavier vs bromocriptine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 541 FAERS cases (Δ 96 lighter vs bromocriptine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 57.4 pp vs bromocriptine's DEATH-MARKED): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
bromocriptine stamps DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.