LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
cabergoline Side Effects
cabergoline (also sold as Dostinex) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #398 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 33.2% mention hospitalization (1,549 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 4,670
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
cabergoline: 33.2% mention hospitalization (1,549 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #398 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for cabergoline (Dostinex) (4,670 reports #398 of 524 by FAERS report count). 33.2% mention hospitalization (1,549 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
HEADACHE leads 319 of 4,670 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (1,209 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (245 reports, 5.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| LUNG NEOPLASM MALIGNANT | 46 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 45 |
| ARTHROPATHY | 42 |
| ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT | 41 |
| DEATH | 41 |
| INFLAMMATION | 41 |
| LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION | 41 |
| RASH | 41 |
| COVID-19 | 40 |
| PULMONARY PAIN | 40 |
| OVERDOSE | 39 |
| RADIATION INFLAMMATION | 39 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 38 |
| INTENTIONAL PRODUCT MISUSE | 37 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 36 |
| KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | 29 |
| MALAISE | 27 |
| DIARRHOEA | 26 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,549, 33.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG ABUSE | 111 |
| RASH | 110 |
| ARTHROPATHY | 103 |
| FALL | 102 |
| LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION | 98 |
| PULMONARY PAIN | 96 |
| ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT | 95 |
| INTENTIONAL PRODUCT MISUSE | 95 |
| OVERDOSE | 92 |
| HEADACHE | 90 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 88 |
| FATIGUE | 86 |
| MALAISE | 85 |
| DIZZINESS | 83 |
| VOMITING | 77 |
| KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | 73 |
| ANXIETY | 68 |
How to read cabergoline FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 4,670 voluntary reports linked to cabergoline (Dostinex), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 245 (5.2%). Hospitalization appears on 1,549 (33.2%). 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 cabergoline
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 4,692 FAERS cases (Δ 22 heavier vs cabergoline); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,709 FAERS cases (Δ 39 heavier vs cabergoline); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,779 FAERS cases (Δ 109 heavier vs cabergoline); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,403 FAERS cases (Δ 267 lighter vs cabergoline); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 56.9 pp vs cabergoline's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
cabergoline stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.