MID-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED
dicyclomine Side Effects
dicyclomine (also sold as Bentyl) sits MID-VOLUME #284 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: FEMALE-LED - 75% of sex-coded reports are female (9,529 F / 3,141 M). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 13,367
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for dicyclomine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
dicyclomine reporting skew - 75% of sex-coded reports are female (9,529 F / 3,141 M). Volume band MID-VOLUME #284 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload WATCHLIST.
Mid-book FAERS page for dicyclomine (Bentyl) (13,367 reports). Signature FEMALE-LED. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
NAUSEA leads 1,251 of 13,367 reports
FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 45-64
Female-led reporters (75% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 45-64 (3,356 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (790 reports, 5.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 374 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 90 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 62 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 60 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 54 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 50 |
| NAUSEA | 33 |
| PNEUMONIA | 30 |
| DIARRHOEA | 29 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 26 |
| FATIGUE | 26 |
| VOMITING | 25 |
| BRONCHITIS | 24 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 23 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 23 |
| DYSPNOEA | 23 |
| BACK PAIN | 22 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 20 |
| SINUSITIS | 20 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (4,021, 30.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 457 |
| DIARRHOEA | 433 |
| PAIN | 404 |
| FATIGUE | 338 |
| VOMITING | 330 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 326 |
| FALL | 310 |
| DYSPNOEA | 285 |
| PNEUMONIA | 271 |
| HEADACHE | 265 |
| ANXIETY | 259 |
| DIZZINESS | 246 |
| ASTHENIA | 231 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER | 229 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 227 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 221 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 210 |
| DEHYDRATION | 194 |
| CONSTIPATION | 190 |
How to read dicyclomine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 13,367 voluntary reports linked to dicyclomine (Bentyl), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 790 (5.9%). Hospitalization appears on 4,021 (30.1%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 75% of sex-coded reports are female (9,529 F / 3,141 M).
Read with dicyclomine
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 13,400 FAERS cases (Δ 33 heavier vs dicyclomine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,451 FAERS cases (Δ 84 heavier vs dicyclomine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,500 FAERS cases (Δ 133 heavier vs dicyclomine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 13,113 FAERS cases (Δ 254 lighter vs dicyclomine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 56.2 pp vs dicyclomine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
dicyclomine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.