LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ceftazidime Side Effects
ceftazidime (also sold as Fortaz) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #353 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 49.9% mention hospitalization (3,691 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 7,404
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
ceftazidime: 49.9% mention hospitalization (3,691 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #353 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for ceftazidime (Fortaz) (7,404 reports #353 of 524 by FAERS report count). 49.9% mention hospitalization (3,691 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PYREXIA leads 533 of 7,404 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,585 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,684 reports, 22.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 219 |
| PYREXIA | 179 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 169 |
| SEPSIS | 159 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 152 |
| DEATH | 143 |
| DIARRHOEA | 112 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 109 |
| PNEUMONIA | 106 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 105 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 97 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 88 |
| HYPOTENSION | 86 |
| DYSPNOEA | 79 |
| ANAEMIA | 71 |
| PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION | 63 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 62 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 61 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,691, 49.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 356 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 232 |
| DIARRHOEA | 223 |
| PNEUMONIA | 219 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 204 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 200 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 193 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 192 |
| NAUSEA | 182 |
| HYPOTENSION | 181 |
| SEPSIS | 176 |
| VOMITING | 173 |
| DYSPNOEA | 157 |
| ANAEMIA | 156 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 147 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 140 |
| PANCYTOPENIA | 121 |
| ASTHENIA | 119 |
How to read ceftazidime FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 7,404 voluntary reports linked to ceftazidime (Fortaz), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,684 (22.7%). Hospitalization appears on 3,691 (49.9%). 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 ceftazidime
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 7,398 FAERS cases (Δ 6 lighter vs ceftazidime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,411 FAERS cases (Δ 7 heavier vs ceftazidime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,422 FAERS cases (Δ 18 heavier vs ceftazidime); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,386 FAERS cases (Δ 18 lighter vs ceftazidime); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 39.4 pp vs ceftazidime's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ceftazidime stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.