MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY

ciclesonide Side Effects

ciclesonide (also sold as Alvesco) sits MID-VOLUME #286 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 44.8% mention hospitalization (5,864 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.

Data updated 2026-05-15

13,075
FAERS reports

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for ciclesonide. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.

ciclesonide: 44.8% mention hospitalization (5,864 reports). Death stamp DEATH-MARKED; volume band MID-VOLUME #286 of 524 by FAERS report count.

Mid-book FAERS page for ciclesonide (Alvesco) (13,075 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2006–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.

ASTHMA leads 5,711 of 13,075 reports

ASTHMA
5,711
DYSPNOEA
4,479
WHEEZING
3,589
THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE
2,550
COUGH
2,483
OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISORDER
1,752
LOSS OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES
1,734
PNEUMONIA
1,686
PRODUCTIVE COUGH
1,464
SLEEP DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION
1,439
FATIGUE
1,251
CHEST DISCOMFORT
1,169
MALAISE
1,112
CONDITION AGGRAVATED
1,056
FULL BLOOD COUNT ABNORMAL
1,007
NASOPHARYNGITIS
995
HEADACHE
980
WEIGHT DECREASED
815
PAIN
813

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 7,762 (65%)
Male 4,120 (35%)
Unknown 3

Age peak 45-64 (3,431 reports)

0-17 406 (4%)
18-44 1,592 (17%)
45-64 3,431 (37%)
65-74 2,346 (25%)
75+ 1,564 (17%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2006 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death appears on 576 reports (4.4% - MARKED). Reactions below co-occur in those rows only.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 334
ASTHMA 144
DYSPNOEA 140
WHEEZING 97
PNEUMONIA 86
PRODUCTIVE COUGH 73
FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME DECREASED 72
OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISORDER 72
ANXIETY 71
CONDITION AGGRAVATED 66
LOSS OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES 64
LUNG DISORDER 64
SLEEP DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION 64
THROMBOSIS 64
THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE 62
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 61
HAEMOPTYSIS 61
PAIN IN EXTREMITY 61
HYPOXIA 60
HYPOTHYROIDISM 59

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is HEAVY (5,864, 44.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:

Reaction Reports
ASTHMA 3,280
DYSPNOEA 2,636
WHEEZING 2,226
THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE 1,446
COUGH 1,189
PNEUMONIA 1,156
LOSS OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES 1,103
OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISORDER 1,033
SLEEP DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION 974
PRODUCTIVE COUGH 966
CONDITION AGGRAVATED 693
CHEST DISCOMFORT 649
MALAISE 646
FULL BLOOD COUNT ABNORMAL 642
FATIGUE 636
NASOPHARYNGITIS 498
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 455
BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED 446
HEADACHE 445
How to read ciclesonide FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY)

FAERS holds 13,075 voluntary reports linked to ciclesonide (Alvesco), 2006-2025. Death is listed on 576 (4.4%). Hospitalization appears on 5,864 (44.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.

Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 44.8% mention hospitalization (5,864 reports).

Read with ciclesonide

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.