HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
clopidogrel Side Effects
clopidogrel (also sold as Plavix) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #32 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 46.0% mention hospitalization (88,784 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 192,921
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
clopidogrel: 46.0% mention hospitalization (88,784 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #32 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for clopidogrel (Plavix): 192,921 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, FATIGUE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 9,917 of 192,921 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (50,430 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (21,408 reports, 11.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 6,029 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 1,354 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 1,320 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 1,157 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,093 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 1,082 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,078 |
| CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE | 993 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 921 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 912 |
| FALL | 780 |
| HYPOTENSION | 745 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 738 |
| ASTHENIA | 697 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 674 |
| NAUSEA | 664 |
| ANAEMIA | 663 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 659 |
| SEPSIS | 653 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 649 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (88,784, 46.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 6,791 |
| DYSPNOEA | 5,688 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 5,190 |
| ANAEMIA | 4,826 |
| FALL | 4,573 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 4,076 |
| ASTHENIA | 3,921 |
| NAUSEA | 3,757 |
| DIZZINESS | 3,572 |
| CHEST PAIN | 3,564 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,538 |
| DIARRHOEA | 3,458 |
| FATIGUE | 3,393 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 3,296 |
| HYPOTENSION | 3,217 |
| VOMITING | 2,990 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 2,905 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 2,745 |
| PAIN | 2,470 |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 2,449 |
How to read clopidogrel FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 192,921 voluntary reports linked to clopidogrel (Plavix), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 21,408 (11.1%). Hospitalization appears on 88,784 (46.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with clopidogrel
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 194,743 FAERS cases (Δ 1,822 heavier vs clopidogrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 196,342 FAERS cases (Δ 3,421 heavier vs clopidogrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 197,074 FAERS cases (Δ 4,153 heavier vs clopidogrel); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 197,405 FAERS cases (Δ 4,484 heavier vs clopidogrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.0 pp vs clopidogrel's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
clopidogrel stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.