LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
diazoxide Side Effects
diazoxide (also sold as Proglycem) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #501 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 42.3% mention hospitalization (298 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 705
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
diazoxide: 42.3% mention hospitalization (298 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #501 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for diazoxide (Proglycem) (705 reports #501 of 524 by FAERS report count). 42.3% mention hospitalization (298 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
HYPOGLYCAEMIA leads 97 of 705 reports
Who reports · age peak 0-17 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 0-17 (165 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (95 reports, 13.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 22 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 15 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 10 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 10 |
| INSULINOMA | 9 |
| SEPSIS | 8 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 5 |
| NECROTISING COLITIS | 5 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 5 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIC SEIZURE | 4 |
| HYPOTENSION | 4 |
| HYPOXIA | 4 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 4 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 4 |
| ASTHENIA | 3 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 3 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 3 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 3 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (298, 42.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 45 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 21 |
| OEDEMA PERIPHERAL | 21 |
| DRUG INEFFECTIVE FOR UNAPPROVED INDICATION | 18 |
| PULMONARY HYPERTENSION | 15 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 14 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 13 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIC HYPEROSMOLAR NONKETOTIC SYNDROME | 13 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 12 |
| OEDEMA | 12 |
| PNEUMONIA | 12 |
| PYREXIA | 12 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 12 |
| NAUSEA | 11 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 11 |
| WEIGHT INCREASED | 11 |
| FALL | 10 |
| INSULINOMA | 10 |
How to read diazoxide FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 705 voluntary reports linked to diazoxide (Proglycem), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 95 (13.5%). Hospitalization appears on 298 (42.3%). Top co-reported indication: Hypoglycaemia.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with diazoxide
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 741 FAERS cases (Δ 36 heavier vs diazoxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 762 FAERS cases (Δ 57 heavier vs diazoxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 637 FAERS cases (Δ 68 lighter vs diazoxide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 774 FAERS cases (Δ 69 heavier vs diazoxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.6 pp vs diazoxide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
diazoxide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.