MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
colchicine Side Effects
colchicine (also sold as Colcrys, Mitigare) sits MID-VOLUME #196 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 41.8% mention hospitalization (11,915 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 28,502
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for colchicine. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
colchicine: 41.8% mention hospitalization (11,915 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #196 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for colchicine (Colcrys) (28,502 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DIARRHOEA leads 2,660 of 28,502 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (6,405 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,416 reports, 12.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 852 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 455 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 337 |
| DIARRHOEA | 299 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 267 |
| VOMITING | 267 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 254 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 242 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 241 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 206 |
| HYPOTENSION | 196 |
| PNEUMONIA | 187 |
| OVERDOSE | 184 |
| NAUSEA | 182 |
| SEPSIS | 174 |
| DYSPNOEA | 161 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 141 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 136 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 122 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,915, 41.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 1,322 |
| NAUSEA | 974 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 935 |
| DYSPNOEA | 882 |
| VOMITING | 832 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 812 |
| FATIGUE | 729 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 681 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 649 |
| PNEUMONIA | 635 |
| PYREXIA | 614 |
| HEADACHE | 592 |
| PAIN | 571 |
| HYPOTENSION | 534 |
| ASTHENIA | 532 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 525 |
| MALAISE | 484 |
| GOUT | 480 |
How to read colchicine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 28,502 voluntary reports linked to colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 3,416 (12.0%). Hospitalization appears on 11,915 (41.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 41.8% mention hospitalization (11,915 reports).
Read with colchicine
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 28,498 FAERS cases (Δ 4 lighter vs colchicine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,434 FAERS cases (Δ 68 lighter vs colchicine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,128 FAERS cases (Δ 374 lighter vs colchicine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,005 FAERS cases (Δ 497 lighter vs colchicine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.1 pp vs colchicine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
colchicine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.