HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
dexamethasone Side Effects
dexamethasone (also sold as Decadron) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #15 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 38.4% mention hospitalization (109,720 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 285,895
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1999 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
dexamethasone: 38.4% mention hospitalization (109,720 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #15 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for dexamethasone (Decadron): 285,895 FAERS rows (1999-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, DIARRHOEA, PLASMA CELL MYELOMA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 16,525 of 285,895 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (66,529 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (46,323 reports, 16.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 12,975 |
| PLASMA CELL MYELOMA | 3,987 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,671 |
| SEPSIS | 2,860 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 2,448 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 2,444 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,235 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 2,070 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 2,036 |
| FATIGUE | 1,934 |
| PYREXIA | 1,898 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,845 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 1,781 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,771 |
| NAUSEA | 1,768 |
| INFECTION | 1,612 |
| VOMITING | 1,586 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 1,561 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (109,720, 38.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 9,810 |
| PYREXIA | 7,352 |
| DIARRHOEA | 7,195 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 6,205 |
| NAUSEA | 5,825 |
| FATIGUE | 5,472 |
| DYSPNOEA | 5,461 |
| VOMITING | 5,035 |
| ANAEMIA | 4,411 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 4,305 |
| ASTHENIA | 4,286 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 4,191 |
| SEPSIS | 3,878 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 3,329 |
| DEHYDRATION | 3,036 |
| HYPOTENSION | 2,895 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 2,816 |
| FALL | 2,747 |
How to read dexamethasone FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 285,895 voluntary reports linked to dexamethasone (Decadron), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 46,323 (16.2%). Hospitalization appears on 109,720 (38.4%). Top co-reported indication: Plasma Cell Myeloma.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with dexamethasone
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 297,692 FAERS cases (Δ 11,797 heavier vs dexamethasone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 304,465 FAERS cases (Δ 18,570 heavier vs dexamethasone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 264,092 FAERS cases (Δ 21,803 lighter vs dexamethasone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 262,453 FAERS cases (Δ 23,442 lighter vs dexamethasone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · 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 45.9 pp vs dexamethasone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
dexamethasone 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.