HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
fluconazole Side Effects
fluconazole (also sold as Diflucan) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #109 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 43.9% mention hospitalization (29,753 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 67,703
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1999 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
fluconazole: 43.9% mention hospitalization (29,753 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #109 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for fluconazole (Diflucan): 67,703 FAERS rows (1999-2025). Top named reactions: PYREXIA, NAUSEA, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PYREXIA leads 4,121 of 67,703 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (17,068 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (12,178 reports, 18.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,135 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,048 |
| SEPSIS | 1,046 |
| PYREXIA | 883 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 708 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 696 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 672 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 633 |
| ANAEMIA | 596 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 585 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 575 |
| DIARRHOEA | 572 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 520 |
| DYSPNOEA | 478 |
| HYPOTENSION | 461 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 456 |
| NAUSEA | 456 |
| PANCYTOPENIA | 444 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (29,753, 43.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 2,613 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,090 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,002 |
| NAUSEA | 1,925 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 1,915 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,518 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,488 |
| VOMITING | 1,444 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,426 |
| PAIN | 1,354 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,323 |
| SEPSIS | 1,305 |
| FATIGUE | 1,281 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 1,196 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 1,161 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,099 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 1,042 |
| HEADACHE | 1,019 |
How to read fluconazole FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 67,703 voluntary reports linked to fluconazole (Diflucan), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 12,178 (18.0%). Hospitalization appears on 29,753 (43.9%). 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 fluconazole
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 68,147 FAERS cases (Δ 444 heavier vs fluconazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 68,257 FAERS cases (Δ 554 heavier vs fluconazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 65,260 FAERS cases (Δ 2,443 lighter vs fluconazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 70,203 FAERS cases (Δ 2,500 heavier vs fluconazole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 44.1 pp vs fluconazole's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
fluconazole stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.