MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
doxazosin Side Effects
doxazosin (also sold as Cardura) sits MID-VOLUME #203 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 42.4% mention hospitalization (11,467 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 27,049
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for doxazosin. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
doxazosin: 42.4% mention hospitalization (11,467 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #203 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for doxazosin (Cardura) (27,049 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 1,479 of 27,049 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (7,693 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,269 reports, 8.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 677 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 165 |
| DYSPNOEA | 163 |
| PNEUMONIA | 140 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 136 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 100 |
| ASTHENIA | 98 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 97 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 95 |
| SEPSIS | 93 |
| ANXIETY | 91 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 86 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 82 |
| FATIGUE | 82 |
| HYPOXIA | 78 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 77 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 74 |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS | 73 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 73 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 70 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,467, 42.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 825 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 806 |
| HYPOTENSION | 613 |
| FALL | 522 |
| DIARRHOEA | 514 |
| PNEUMONIA | 505 |
| VOMITING | 501 |
| DIZZINESS | 473 |
| ANAEMIA | 471 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 451 |
| ASTHENIA | 444 |
| HYPERTENSION | 439 |
| NAUSEA | 434 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 420 |
| FATIGUE | 409 |
| SYNCOPE | 407 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 389 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 357 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 345 |
How to read doxazosin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 27,049 voluntary reports linked to doxazosin (Cardura), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 2,269 (8.4%). Hospitalization appears on 11,467 (42.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 42.4% mention hospitalization (11,467 reports).
Read with doxazosin
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 27,449 FAERS cases (Δ 400 heavier vs doxazosin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 26,613 FAERS cases (Δ 436 lighter vs doxazosin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 26,244 FAERS cases (Δ 805 lighter vs doxazosin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 26,174 FAERS cases (Δ 875 lighter vs doxazosin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.7 pp vs doxazosin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
doxazosin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.