MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
cimetidine Side Effects
cimetidine (also sold as Tagamet) sits MID-VOLUME #329 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 36.9% mention hospitalization (3,377 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 9,140
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for cimetidine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
cimetidine: 36.9% mention hospitalization (3,377 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #329 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for cimetidine (Tagamet) (9,140 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1998–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE leads 1,264 of 9,140 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (2,596 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,168 reports, 12.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 399 |
| FATIGUE | 141 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 121 |
| NAUSEA | 120 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 109 |
| DYSPNOEA | 102 |
| PNEUMONIA | 94 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 93 |
| VOMITING | 93 |
| PAIN | 92 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 79 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 75 |
| PYREXIA | 74 |
| ASTHENIA | 70 |
| DIARRHOEA | 70 |
| CONSTIPATION | 67 |
| ANAEMIA | 59 |
| COUGH | 58 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 56 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,377, 36.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 250 |
| NAUSEA | 249 |
| VOMITING | 248 |
| FATIGUE | 239 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 229 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 223 |
| PNEUMONIA | 219 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 212 |
| HYPERTENSION | 212 |
| DIARRHOEA | 204 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 191 |
| PYREXIA | 182 |
| DEPRESSION | 177 |
| PAIN | 174 |
| FALL | 161 |
| ASTHENIA | 155 |
| DIZZINESS | 155 |
| CHEST PAIN | 150 |
| ANXIETY | 144 |
How to read cimetidine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 9,140 voluntary reports linked to cimetidine (Tagamet), 1998-2025. Death is listed on 1,168 (12.8%). Hospitalization appears on 3,377 (36.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 36.9% mention hospitalization (3,377 reports).
Read with cimetidine
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 9,102 FAERS cases (Δ 38 lighter vs cimetidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 9,259 FAERS cases (Δ 119 heavier vs cimetidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,979 FAERS cases (Δ 161 lighter vs cimetidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 9,400 FAERS cases (Δ 260 heavier vs cimetidine); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 49.3 pp vs cimetidine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
cimetidine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.