MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
clarithromycin Side Effects
clarithromycin (also sold as Biaxin) sits MID-VOLUME #179 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 39.7% mention hospitalization (13,190 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 33,247
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for clarithromycin. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
clarithromycin: 39.7% mention hospitalization (13,190 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #179 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for clarithromycin (Biaxin) (33,247 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DRUG INTERACTION leads 2,906 of 33,247 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (7,602 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,888 reports, 8.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG INTERACTION | 304 |
| PNEUMONIA | 303 |
| DEATH | 298 |
| DYSPNOEA | 231 |
| PYREXIA | 219 |
| SEPSIS | 209 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 169 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 166 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 163 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 151 |
| DIARRHOEA | 147 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 146 |
| MALAISE | 134 |
| VOMITING | 133 |
| COUGH | 120 |
| NAUSEA | 119 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 116 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 111 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (13,190, 39.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,740 |
| PYREXIA | 1,150 |
| DYSPNOEA | 995 |
| NAUSEA | 982 |
| PNEUMONIA | 880 |
| MALAISE | 840 |
| DIARRHOEA | 781 |
| VOMITING | 764 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 670 |
| HEADACHE | 602 |
| PAIN | 580 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 552 |
| ANAEMIA | 526 |
| COUGH | 512 |
| RASH | 495 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 488 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 475 |
| ERYTHEMA | 447 |
How to read clarithromycin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 33,247 voluntary reports linked to clarithromycin (Biaxin), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 2,888 (8.7%). Hospitalization appears on 13,190 (39.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 39.7% mention hospitalization (13,190 reports).
Read with clarithromycin
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 33,054 FAERS cases (Δ 193 lighter vs clarithromycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,477 FAERS cases (Δ 230 heavier vs clarithromycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,611 FAERS cases (Δ 364 heavier vs clarithromycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,620 FAERS cases (Δ 373 heavier vs clarithromycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
clarithromycin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.