LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
cefixime Side Effects
cefixime (also sold as Suprax) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #436 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 46.1% mention hospitalization (1,301 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,824
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
cefixime: 46.1% mention hospitalization (1,301 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #436 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for cefixime (Suprax) (2,824 reports #436 of 524 by FAERS report count). 46.1% mention hospitalization (1,301 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.
PYREXIA leads 162 of 2,824 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (629 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (188 reports, 6.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 40 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 26 |
| PNEUMONIA | 16 |
| PYREXIA | 15 |
| TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS | 14 |
| SEPSIS | 12 |
| DYSPNOEA | 11 |
| HYPOTENSION | 10 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 10 |
| FATIGUE | 9 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 9 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 9 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 8 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 8 |
| LEUKOPENIA | 8 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 7 |
| CHILLS | 7 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 7 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 7 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,301, 46.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 122 |
| NAUSEA | 76 |
| PAIN | 72 |
| DIARRHOEA | 70 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 70 |
| VOMITING | 67 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 65 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 63 |
| PNEUMONIA | 63 |
| MALAISE | 57 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 55 |
| CONSTIPATION | 52 |
| FATIGUE | 52 |
| ANAEMIA | 51 |
| COUGH | 50 |
| HEADACHE | 50 |
| DYSPNOEA | 48 |
| ASTHENIA | 47 |
How to read cefixime FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,824 voluntary reports linked to cefixime (Suprax), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 188 (6.7%). Hospitalization appears on 1,301 (46.1%). 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 cefixime
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 2,845 FAERS cases (Δ 21 heavier vs cefixime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,870 FAERS cases (Δ 46 heavier vs cefixime); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,896 FAERS cases (Δ 72 heavier vs cefixime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,902 FAERS cases (Δ 78 heavier vs cefixime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.5 pp vs cefixime's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
cefixime stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.