HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
calcium carbonate Side Effects
calcium carbonate (also sold as Tums, Caltrate) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #113 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 42.0% mention hospitalization (27,035 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 64,404
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2002 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
calcium carbonate: 42.0% mention hospitalization (27,035 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #113 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for calcium carbonate (Tums): 64,404 FAERS rows (2002-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, NAUSEA, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 6,169 of 64,404 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (13,889 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (8,716 reports, 13.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,195 |
| FATIGUE | 1,498 |
| HYPERTENSION | 1,443 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,430 |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 1,341 |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 1,338 |
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 1,335 |
| VOMITING | 1,322 |
| HYPOAESTHESIA | 1,309 |
| INFUSION RELATED REACTION | 1,298 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,292 |
| GLOSSODYNIA | 1,277 |
| SWELLING | 1,277 |
| PSORIATIC ARTHROPATHY | 1,267 |
| RASH | 1,266 |
| HAND DEFORMITY | 1,256 |
| HEPATIC ENZYME INCREASED | 1,255 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,244 |
| PAIN | 1,241 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (27,035, 42.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 3,166 |
| FATIGUE | 3,019 |
| VOMITING | 2,934 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,836 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,805 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,743 |
| PAIN | 2,654 |
| PYREXIA | 2,508 |
| MALAISE | 2,341 |
| HEADACHE | 2,288 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,252 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 2,045 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 2,028 |
| HYPERTENSION | 2,028 |
| FALL | 1,963 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,924 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,811 |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 1,750 |
How to read calcium carbonate FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 64,404 voluntary reports linked to calcium carbonate (Tums, Caltrate, Os-Cal), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 8,716 (13.5%). Hospitalization appears on 27,035 (42.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with calcium carbonate
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 64,488 FAERS cases (Δ 84 heavier vs calcium carbonate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 64,119 FAERS cases (Δ 285 lighter vs calcium carbonate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 63,762 FAERS cases (Δ 642 lighter vs calcium carbonate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 65,067 FAERS cases (Δ 663 heavier vs calcium carbonate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.6 pp vs calcium carbonate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
calcium carbonate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.