MID-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
cannabidiol Side Effects
cannabidiol (also sold as Epidiolex) sits MID-VOLUME #225 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-MID - 29.3% mention hospitalization (6,502 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 22,227
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for cannabidiol. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID. How figures are compiled.
cannabidiol: 29.3% mention hospitalization (6,502 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #225 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for cannabidiol (Epidiolex) (22,227 reports). Signature HOSP-MID. Dominant age band on file: 0-17. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2010–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
SEIZURE leads 5,791 of 22,227 reports
Who reports · age peak 0-17 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 0-17 (2,603 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,726 reports, 7.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,196 |
| SEIZURE | 82 |
| PNEUMONIA | 62 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 56 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 50 |
| HOSPITALISATION | 44 |
| SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN EPILEPSY | 40 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 33 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 27 |
| FATIGUE | 26 |
| SEPSIS | 25 |
| ANAEMIA | 21 |
| COVID-19 | 21 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 21 |
| PYREXIA | 20 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 20 |
| FOETAL DEATH | 19 |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | 19 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (6,502, 29.3%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HOSPITALISATION | 2,063 |
| SEIZURE | 1,941 |
| PNEUMONIA | 471 |
| DIARRHOEA | 266 |
| VOMITING | 256 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 246 |
| FATIGUE | 223 |
| PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION INTERRUPTED | 220 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 220 |
| EMERGENCY CARE | 216 |
| FALL | 195 |
| PYREXIA | 178 |
| COVID-19 | 167 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 159 |
| NAUSEA | 151 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 144 |
How to read cannabidiol FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 22,227 voluntary reports linked to cannabidiol (Epidiolex), 2010-2025. Death is listed on 1,726 (7.8%). Hospitalization appears on 6,502 (29.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID as signal-detection rates next to 29.3% mention hospitalization (6,502 reports).
Read with cannabidiol
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 22,011 FAERS cases (Δ 216 lighter vs cannabidiol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 22,556 FAERS cases (Δ 329 heavier vs cannabidiol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 22,750 FAERS cases (Δ 523 heavier vs cannabidiol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 22,775 FAERS cases (Δ 548 heavier vs cannabidiol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.3 pp vs cannabidiol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
cannabidiol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.