LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
chlorpromazine Side Effects
chlorpromazine (also sold as Thorazine) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #364 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 46.3% mention hospitalization (3,175 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 6,862
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
chlorpromazine: 46.3% mention hospitalization (3,175 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #364 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for chlorpromazine (Thorazine) (6,862 reports #364 of 524 by FAERS report count). 46.3% mention hospitalization (3,175 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS leads 425 of 6,862 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (2,144 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,285 reports, 18.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 245 |
| DEATH | 192 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 188 |
| OVERDOSE | 146 |
| DIARRHOEA | 96 |
| FATIGUE | 89 |
| NAUSEA | 89 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 89 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 84 |
| LEUKOPENIA | 83 |
| SEIZURE | 83 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 81 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 81 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 79 |
| NEUTROPHIL COUNT INCREASED | 79 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 78 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 77 |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER | 77 |
| AFFECTIVE DISORDER | 76 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,175, 46.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| OVERDOSE | 218 |
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 217 |
| DIARRHOEA | 186 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 181 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 176 |
| NAUSEA | 172 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 152 |
| SEIZURE | 147 |
| VOMITING | 139 |
| HYPOTENSION | 134 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 133 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 128 |
| FATIGUE | 127 |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER | 117 |
| HALLUCINATION, AUDITORY | 117 |
| PYREXIA | 117 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 110 |
| AGGRESSION | 106 |
How to read chlorpromazine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 6,862 voluntary reports linked to chlorpromazine (Thorazine), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 1,285 (18.7%). Hospitalization appears on 3,175 (46.3%). 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 chlorpromazine
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 6,848 FAERS cases (Δ 14 lighter vs chlorpromazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,775 FAERS cases (Δ 87 lighter vs chlorpromazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,989 FAERS cases (Δ 127 heavier vs chlorpromazine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,061 FAERS cases (Δ 199 heavier vs chlorpromazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 43.4 pp vs chlorpromazine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
chlorpromazine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.