HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
clonidine Side Effects
clonidine (also sold as Catapres) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #141 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 35.9% mention hospitalization (17,724 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 49,370
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2004 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
clonidine: 35.9% mention hospitalization (17,724 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #141 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for clonidine (Catapres): 49,370 FAERS rows (2004-2025). Top named reactions: PAIN, FATIGUE, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PAIN leads 3,038 of 49,370 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (11,917 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (5,854 reports, 11.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,501 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 1,277 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 497 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 414 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 392 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 356 |
| PAIN | 337 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 330 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 308 |
| HYPERTENSION | 307 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 259 |
| PNEUMONIA | 258 |
| DYSPNOEA | 255 |
| FATIGUE | 249 |
| NAUSEA | 221 |
| PYREXIA | 221 |
| OVERDOSE | 217 |
| HEADACHE | 205 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (17,724, 35.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPERTENSION | 1,258 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,187 |
| NAUSEA | 1,143 |
| VOMITING | 1,092 |
| PAIN | 986 |
| HYPOTENSION | 985 |
| FATIGUE | 964 |
| PNEUMONIA | 937 |
| DIARRHOEA | 885 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 845 |
| FALL | 829 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 826 |
| HEADACHE | 799 |
| ASTHENIA | 749 |
| DIZZINESS | 741 |
| PYREXIA | 692 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 671 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 669 |
How to read clonidine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 49,370 voluntary reports linked to clonidine (Catapres), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 5,854 (11.9%). Hospitalization appears on 17,724 (35.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with clonidine
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 48,513 FAERS cases (Δ 857 lighter vs clonidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 50,521 FAERS cases (Δ 1,151 heavier vs clonidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 48,091 FAERS cases (Δ 1,279 lighter vs clonidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 47,843 FAERS cases (Δ 1,527 lighter vs clonidine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.3 pp vs clonidine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
clonidine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.