MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
calcitriol Side Effects
calcitriol (also sold as Rocaltrol) sits MID-VOLUME #235 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 42.3% mention hospitalization (8,641 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 20,452
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for calcitriol. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
calcitriol: 42.3% mention hospitalization (8,641 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #235 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for calcitriol (Rocaltrol) (20,452 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 1,462 of 20,452 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (4,727 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,688 reports, 13.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 898 |
| SEPSIS | 388 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 335 |
| NAUSEA | 308 |
| VOMITING | 305 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 303 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 279 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 270 |
| STRESS | 257 |
| CONSTIPATION | 256 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 255 |
| ASCITES | 253 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 252 |
| APPENDICITIS | 249 |
| APPENDICOLITH | 245 |
| DYSPNOEA | 219 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 215 |
| VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | 208 |
| ANAEMIA | 205 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (8,641, 42.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 625 |
| PNEUMONIA | 567 |
| DYSPNOEA | 559 |
| VOMITING | 555 |
| ANAEMIA | 536 |
| DIARRHOEA | 516 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 514 |
| PYREXIA | 506 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 473 |
| ASTHENIA | 452 |
| FATIGUE | 428 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 412 |
| HYPOCALCAEMIA | 408 |
| FALL | 376 |
| PAIN | 359 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 347 |
| HYPERTENSION | 344 |
| SEPSIS | 340 |
| HEADACHE | 339 |
How to read calcitriol FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 20,452 voluntary reports linked to calcitriol (Rocaltrol), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 2,688 (13.1%). Hospitalization appears on 8,641 (42.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 42.3% mention hospitalization (8,641 reports).
Read with calcitriol
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 20,453 FAERS cases (Δ 1 heavier vs calcitriol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 20,544 FAERS cases (Δ 92 heavier vs calcitriol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 20,636 FAERS cases (Δ 184 heavier vs calcitriol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 20,677 FAERS cases (Δ 225 heavier vs calcitriol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 49.0 pp vs calcitriol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
calcitriol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.