MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
dronabinol Side Effects
dronabinol (also sold as Marinol) sits MID-VOLUME #345 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 39.2% mention hospitalization (3,063 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 7,819
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for dronabinol. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
dronabinol: 39.2% mention hospitalization (3,063 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #345 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for dronabinol (Marinol) (7,819 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 878 of 7,819 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,885 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,639 reports, 21.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 586 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 258 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 188 |
| POISONING | 93 |
| NAUSEA | 88 |
| OVERDOSE | 86 |
| FATIGUE | 85 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 85 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 71 |
| PNEUMONIA | 69 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 67 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 64 |
| ASTHENIA | 62 |
| DIARRHOEA | 62 |
| DYSPNOEA | 58 |
| PULMONARY OEDEMA | 58 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 57 |
| DEHYDRATION | 56 |
| VOMITING | 56 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,063, 39.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 441 |
| VOMITING | 365 |
| DIARRHOEA | 336 |
| FATIGUE | 328 |
| PNEUMONIA | 248 |
| DEHYDRATION | 243 |
| DYSPNOEA | 228 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 222 |
| ASTHENIA | 218 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 217 |
| PYREXIA | 185 |
| PAIN | 177 |
| HEADACHE | 154 |
| SEPSIS | 152 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 147 |
| FALL | 146 |
| ANAEMIA | 142 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 130 |
| HYPOTENSION | 127 |
How to read dronabinol FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 7,819 voluntary reports linked to dronabinol (Marinol), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,639 (21.0%). Hospitalization appears on 3,063 (39.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 39.2% mention hospitalization (3,063 reports).
Read with dronabinol
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 7,801 FAERS cases (Δ 18 lighter vs dronabinol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,881 FAERS cases (Δ 62 heavier vs dronabinol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,980 FAERS cases (Δ 161 heavier vs dronabinol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,629 FAERS cases (Δ 190 lighter vs dronabinol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 41.1 pp vs dronabinol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
dronabinol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.