LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
fluphenazine Side Effects
fluphenazine (also sold as Prolixin) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #518 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 42.6% mention hospitalization (46 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 108
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
fluphenazine: 42.6% mention hospitalization (46 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #518 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for fluphenazine (Prolixin) (108 reports #518 of 524 by FAERS report count). 42.6% mention hospitalization (46 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2007–2025). Stamps TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
SEDATION leads 19 of 108 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (33 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (9 reports, 8.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG INTERACTION | 4 |
| DEPRESSION | 3 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 3 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 3 |
| HYPOTENSION | 3 |
| INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE SECRETION | 3 |
| PANCREATITIS HAEMORRHAGIC | 3 |
| AGITATION | 2 |
| ANXIETY | 2 |
| BRADYPNOEA | 2 |
| BRAIN OEDEMA | 2 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 2 |
| DEATH | 2 |
| DEMENTIA | 2 |
| KETONURIA | 2 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 2 |
| PAPILLOEDEMA | 2 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 2 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (46, 42.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ANXIETY | 12 |
| BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASED | 10 |
| BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED | 10 |
| CHEST PAIN | 10 |
| SEDATION | 10 |
| DYSPNOEA | 9 |
| NIGHTMARE | 9 |
| OEDEMA PERIPHERAL | 9 |
| THINKING ABNORMAL | 9 |
| ADVERSE DRUG REACTION | 8 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 4 |
| COAGULOPATHY | 3 |
| DEPRESSION | 3 |
| NAUSEA | 3 |
| OVERDOSE | 3 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 3 |
| SELF-INJURIOUS IDEATION | 3 |
| SUICIDAL IDEATION | 3 |
| TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK | 3 |
How to read fluphenazine FAERS figures (TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 108 voluntary reports linked to fluphenazine (Prolixin), 2007-2025. Death is listed on 9 (8.3%). Hospitalization appears on 46 (42.6%). 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 fluphenazine
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 96 FAERS cases (Δ 12 lighter vs fluphenazine); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 81 FAERS cases (Δ 27 lighter vs fluphenazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 73 FAERS cases (Δ 35 lighter vs fluphenazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 67 FAERS cases (Δ 41 lighter vs fluphenazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.8 pp vs fluphenazine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
fluphenazine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload TRACE-CASE and the label guide.