LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ertapenem Side Effects
ertapenem (also sold as Invanz) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #411 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 50.8% mention hospitalization (1,953 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 3,848
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
ertapenem: 50.8% mention hospitalization (1,953 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #411 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for ertapenem (Invanz) (3,848 reports #411 of 524 by FAERS report count). 50.8% mention hospitalization (1,953 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.
MACULAR DEGENERATION leads 768 of 3,848 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (851 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (339 reports, 8.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 57 |
| SEPSIS | 31 |
| INFECTION | 25 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 24 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 22 |
| ANAEMIA | 21 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 21 |
| BONE MARROW FAILURE | 20 |
| HYPOTENSION | 20 |
| PYREXIA | 20 |
| HYPOXIA | 17 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 17 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 16 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 16 |
| DRUG RESISTANCE | 15 |
| DYSPNOEA | 14 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 14 |
| PATHOGEN RESISTANCE | 14 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,953, 50.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 319 |
| NAUSEA | 261 |
| PAIN | 242 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 233 |
| MACULAR DEGENERATION | 230 |
| MALAISE | 217 |
| THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE | 211 |
| CHRONIC SINUSITIS | 210 |
| ANAEMIA | 209 |
| PARAESTHESIA ORAL | 209 |
| INFUSION RELATED REACTION | 199 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 192 |
| DYSPEPSIA | 190 |
| PROCEDURAL PAIN | 189 |
| CONSTIPATION | 177 |
| HEADACHE | 175 |
| ERYTHEMA | 170 |
| COLITIS | 168 |
How to read ertapenem FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 3,848 voluntary reports linked to ertapenem (Invanz), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 339 (8.8%). Hospitalization appears on 1,953 (50.8%). 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 ertapenem
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 3,944 FAERS cases (Δ 96 heavier vs ertapenem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,948 FAERS cases (Δ 100 heavier vs ertapenem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,955 FAERS cases (Δ 107 heavier vs ertapenem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,736 FAERS cases (Δ 112 lighter vs ertapenem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.3 pp vs ertapenem's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ertapenem stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.