HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
diazepam Side Effects
diazepam (also sold as Valium) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #65 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 34.7% mention hospitalization (40,899 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 117,869
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1996 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
diazepam: 34.7% mention hospitalization (40,899 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #65 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for diazepam (Valium): 117,869 FAERS rows (1996-2025). Top named reactions: TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS, DRUG ABUSE, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1996–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS leads 9,167 of 117,869 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (32,331 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (22,544 reports, 19.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 6,437 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 3,918 |
| DEATH | 3,915 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 3,687 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 1,670 |
| OVERDOSE | 1,619 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 1,405 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 1,216 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,159 |
| POISONING | 810 |
| ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE | 648 |
| PNEUMONIA | 645 |
| PULMONARY OEDEMA | 640 |
| DRUG DEPENDENCE | 594 |
| DRUG TOXICITY | 539 |
| RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION | 502 |
| INTENTIONAL PRODUCT MISUSE | 444 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 443 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 430 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (40,899, 34.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 2,439 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 2,421 |
| VOMITING | 2,371 |
| FALL | 2,304 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 2,282 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,177 |
| COMA | 2,167 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,146 |
| PAIN | 2,118 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 2,060 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,966 |
| OVERDOSE | 1,925 |
| ANXIETY | 1,916 |
| FATIGUE | 1,807 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,799 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,760 |
| PYREXIA | 1,711 |
| HEADACHE | 1,665 |
How to read diazepam FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 117,869 voluntary reports linked to diazepam (Valium), 1996-2025. Death is listed on 22,544 (19.1%). Hospitalization appears on 40,899 (34.7%). 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 diazepam
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 118,365 FAERS cases (Δ 496 heavier vs diazepam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 119,507 FAERS cases (Δ 1,638 heavier vs diazepam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 120,921 FAERS cases (Δ 3,052 heavier vs diazepam); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 121,298 FAERS cases (Δ 3,429 heavier vs diazepam); 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 43.0 pp vs diazepam's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
diazepam 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.