HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
esomeprazole Side Effects
esomeprazole (also sold as Nexium) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #124 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 45.1% mention hospitalization (26,381 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 58,495
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
esomeprazole: 45.1% mention hospitalization (26,381 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #124 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for esomeprazole (Nexium): 58,495 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE leads 5,020 of 58,495 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (15,355 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (5,881 reports, 10.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,191 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 567 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 522 |
| SEPSIS | 464 |
| DYSPNOEA | 457 |
| DIARRHOEA | 428 |
| ASTHENIA | 368 |
| FALL | 367 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 364 |
| NAUSEA | 351 |
| PNEUMONIA | 345 |
| PYREXIA | 342 |
| VOMITING | 327 |
| FATIGUE | 317 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 300 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 291 |
| MALAISE | 288 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 285 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 282 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (26,381, 45.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 1,933 |
| NAUSEA | 1,873 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,745 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,673 |
| VOMITING | 1,583 |
| HEADACHE | 1,518 |
| PYREXIA | 1,467 |
| FATIGUE | 1,428 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,416 |
| FALL | 1,348 |
| PAIN | 1,279 |
| MALAISE | 1,258 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,168 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,029 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 949 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 914 |
| COUGH | 884 |
| ANAEMIA | 879 |
How to read esomeprazole FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 58,495 voluntary reports linked to esomeprazole (Nexium), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 5,881 (10.1%). Hospitalization appears on 26,381 (45.1%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with esomeprazole
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 58,038 FAERS cases (Δ 457 lighter vs esomeprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 59,013 FAERS cases (Δ 518 heavier vs esomeprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 57,675 FAERS cases (Δ 820 lighter vs esomeprazole); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 57,614 FAERS cases (Δ 881 lighter vs esomeprazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.1 pp vs esomeprazole's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
esomeprazole stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.