LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
etodolac Side Effects
etodolac (also sold as Lodine) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #380 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 33.0% mention hospitalization (1,943 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 5,880
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
etodolac: 33.0% mention hospitalization (1,943 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #380 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for etodolac (Lodine) (5,880 reports #380 of 524 by FAERS report count). 33.0% mention hospitalization (1,943 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PAIN leads 350 of 5,880 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,810 reports)
Reporting taper since 2004 peak
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (459 reports, 7.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 87 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 41 |
| PNEUMONIA | 32 |
| PYREXIA | 29 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 28 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 27 |
| NAUSEA | 25 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 24 |
| ANAEMIA | 23 |
| DIARRHOEA | 22 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 22 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 21 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 21 |
| SEPSIS | 20 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 19 |
| PAIN | 18 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 18 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 17 |
| DYSPNOEA | 17 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 16 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,943, 33.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 121 |
| PAIN | 115 |
| NAUSEA | 103 |
| PYREXIA | 100 |
| FALL | 98 |
| PNEUMONIA | 95 |
| DIARRHOEA | 93 |
| ANAEMIA | 88 |
| VOMITING | 88 |
| FATIGUE | 85 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 77 |
| DIZZINESS | 73 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 70 |
| MALAISE | 70 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 68 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 67 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 67 |
| ANXIETY | 67 |
| ASTHENIA | 67 |
| CHEST PAIN | 66 |
How to read etodolac FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 5,880 voluntary reports linked to etodolac (Lodine), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 459 (7.8%). Hospitalization appears on 1,943 (33.0%). 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 etodolac
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 5,878 FAERS cases (Δ 2 lighter vs etodolac); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,840 FAERS cases (Δ 40 lighter vs etodolac); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,825 FAERS cases (Δ 55 lighter vs etodolac); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,936 FAERS cases (Δ 56 heavier vs etodolac); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.3 pp vs etodolac's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
etodolac stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.