LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
dobutamine Side Effects
dobutamine (also sold as Dobutrex) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #416 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 51.2% mention hospitalization (1,820 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 3,554
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
dobutamine: 51.2% mention hospitalization (1,820 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #416 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for dobutamine (Dobutrex) (3,554 reports #416 of 524 by FAERS report count). 51.2% mention hospitalization (1,820 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.
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK leads 396 of 3,554 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (889 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,361 reports, 38.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 335 |
| SEPSIS | 297 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 280 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 263 |
| DEATH | 241 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 239 |
| ASCITES | 236 |
| STRESS | 232 |
| APPENDICITIS | 229 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 229 |
| VOMITING | 229 |
| NAUSEA | 227 |
| APPENDICOLITH | 225 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 224 |
| CONSTIPATION | 216 |
| VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | 207 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 203 |
| BLOOD PHOSPHORUS INCREASED | 146 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,820, 51.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 223 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 197 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 176 |
| DYSPNOEA | 168 |
| SEPSIS | 160 |
| NAUSEA | 147 |
| ANAEMIA | 144 |
| VOMITING | 141 |
| HYPOTENSION | 137 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 133 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 130 |
| VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION | 122 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 121 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 119 |
| ASCITES | 117 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 116 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 114 |
| MYASTHENIA GRAVIS | 111 |
How to read dobutamine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 3,554 voluntary reports linked to dobutamine (Dobutrex), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,361 (38.3%). Hospitalization appears on 1,820 (51.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with dobutamine
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 3,599 FAERS cases (Δ 45 heavier vs dobutamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,669 FAERS cases (Δ 115 heavier vs dobutamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,682 FAERS cases (Δ 128 heavier vs dobutamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,396 FAERS cases (Δ 158 lighter vs dobutamine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 0.0% death-mentioned reports (Δ 38.3 pp vs dobutamine's DEATH-HEAVY): MEGA-CASE · HOSP-LIGHT.
dobutamine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.