MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
diltiazem Side Effects
diltiazem (also sold as Cardizem, Tiazac) sits MID-VOLUME #176 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 42.7% mention hospitalization (14,360 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 33,620
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for diltiazem. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
diltiazem: 42.7% mention hospitalization (14,360 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #176 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for diltiazem (Cardizem) (33,620 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 3,202 of 33,620 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (7,764 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,917 reports, 14.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,209 |
| DYSPNOEA | 679 |
| FATIGUE | 555 |
| DIARRHOEA | 526 |
| DIZZINESS | 506 |
| NAUSEA | 482 |
| PNEUMONIA | 462 |
| HEADACHE | 458 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 451 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 449 |
| VOMITING | 444 |
| PAIN | 443 |
| PYREXIA | 420 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 415 |
| ASTHENIA | 409 |
| INJURY | 407 |
| PRURITUS | 401 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 366 |
| HYPERTENSION | 356 |
| ANXIETY | 355 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (14,360, 42.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 1,868 |
| PAIN | 1,451 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 1,358 |
| FALL | 1,333 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,268 |
| FATIGUE | 1,183 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,162 |
| NAUSEA | 993 |
| ASTHENIA | 953 |
| DIARRHOEA | 928 |
| DIZZINESS | 882 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 843 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 840 |
| CHEST PAIN | 808 |
| PYREXIA | 755 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 754 |
| CONSTIPATION | 746 |
| HEADACHE | 729 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 725 |
How to read diltiazem FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 33,620 voluntary reports linked to diltiazem (Cardizem, Tiazac), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 4,917 (14.6%). Hospitalization appears on 14,360 (42.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 42.7% mention hospitalization (14,360 reports).
Read with diltiazem
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 33,611 FAERS cases (Δ 9 lighter vs diltiazem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,477 FAERS cases (Δ 143 lighter vs diltiazem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,247 FAERS cases (Δ 373 lighter vs diltiazem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,054 FAERS cases (Δ 566 lighter vs diltiazem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
diltiazem stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.