HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
carbamazepine Side Effects
carbamazepine (also sold as Tegretol) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #110 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 38.7% mention hospitalization (25,279 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 65,260
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
carbamazepine: 38.7% mention hospitalization (25,279 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #110 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for carbamazepine (Tegretol): 65,260 FAERS rows (2001-2025). Top named reactions: SEIZURE, DRUG INTERACTION, FALL. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
SEIZURE leads 3,609 of 65,260 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (14,484 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (5,503 reports, 8.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 920 |
| DEATH | 906 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 742 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 366 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 270 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 268 |
| OVERDOSE | 263 |
| PNEUMONIA | 257 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 223 |
| PYREXIA | 207 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 172 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 172 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 166 |
| DYSPNOEA | 153 |
| SEPSIS | 142 |
| CONVULSION | 136 |
| MALAISE | 136 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 132 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (25,279, 38.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 1,951 |
| PYREXIA | 1,861 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 1,661 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,607 |
| VOMITING | 1,572 |
| NAUSEA | 1,288 |
| PAIN | 1,264 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,193 |
| RASH | 1,151 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,132 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 1,069 |
| BALANCE DISORDER | 1,020 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,015 |
| SEIZURE | 1,009 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 1,006 |
| CONSTIPATION | 985 |
| OVERDOSE | 950 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 942 |
How to read carbamazepine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 65,260 voluntary reports linked to carbamazepine (Tegretol), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 5,503 (8.4%). Hospitalization appears on 25,279 (38.7%). 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 carbamazepine
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 65,067 FAERS cases (Δ 193 lighter vs carbamazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 64,488 FAERS cases (Δ 772 lighter vs carbamazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 64,404 FAERS cases (Δ 856 lighter vs carbamazepine); 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 1,141 lighter vs carbamazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.7 pp vs carbamazepine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
carbamazepine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.