HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
famotidine Side Effects
famotidine (also sold as Pepcid) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #69 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 32.4% mention hospitalization (35,591 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 110,018
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1995 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
famotidine: 32.4% mention hospitalization (35,591 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #69 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for famotidine (Pepcid): 110,018 FAERS rows (1995-2025). Top named reactions: NAUSEA, FATIGUE, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1995–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 7,258 of 110,018 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (23,580 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (10,287 reports, 9.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 3,672 |
| PNEUMONIA | 726 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 724 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 715 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 712 |
| SEPSIS | 585 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 535 |
| DYSPNOEA | 486 |
| NAUSEA | 464 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 462 |
| DIARRHOEA | 452 |
| PYREXIA | 449 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 420 |
| ANAEMIA | 408 |
| FATIGUE | 403 |
| HYPOTENSION | 386 |
| ASTHENIA | 364 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 358 |
| VOMITING | 342 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (35,591, 32.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 2,739 |
| NAUSEA | 2,675 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,463 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,438 |
| VOMITING | 2,230 |
| PYREXIA | 2,147 |
| FATIGUE | 2,073 |
| PAIN | 1,720 |
| FALL | 1,713 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,690 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,604 |
| HEADACHE | 1,428 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 1,400 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,356 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 1,323 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,321 |
| DEHYDRATION | 1,298 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 1,286 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 1,170 |
How to read famotidine FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 110,018 voluntary reports linked to famotidine (Pepcid), 1995-2025. Death is listed on 10,287 (9.4%). Hospitalization appears on 35,591 (32.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with famotidine
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 109,698 FAERS cases (Δ 320 lighter vs famotidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 109,144 FAERS cases (Δ 874 lighter vs famotidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 111,257 FAERS cases (Δ 1,239 heavier vs famotidine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 112,198 FAERS cases (Δ 2,180 heavier vs famotidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.8 pp vs famotidine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
famotidine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.