LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
fluvastatin Side Effects
fluvastatin (also sold as Lescol) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #409 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,782 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 3,948
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
fluvastatin: 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,782 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #409 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for fluvastatin (Lescol) (3,948 reports #409 of 524 by FAERS report count). 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,782 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
MYALGIA leads 669 of 3,948 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (900 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (573 reports, 14.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| SEPSIS | 248 |
| FALL | 241 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 235 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 231 |
| DIARRHOEA | 225 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 223 |
| DYSPNOEA | 223 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 219 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 218 |
| OCULAR DISCOMFORT | 218 |
| PRURITUS | 217 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 216 |
| ASCITES | 215 |
| COMA | 215 |
| CHILLS | 214 |
| EYE PAIN | 214 |
| HEAD DISCOMFORT | 214 |
| DIZZINESS | 213 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 212 |
| BLINDNESS | 211 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,782, 45.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 110 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 102 |
| NAUSEA | 102 |
| DIARRHOEA | 99 |
| MYALGIA | 93 |
| DIZZINESS | 88 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 87 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 84 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 82 |
| DYSPNOEA | 82 |
| ANAEMIA | 81 |
| VOMITING | 81 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 76 |
| FALL | 74 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 72 |
| HYPERTENSION | 70 |
| HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED | 69 |
| RASH | 66 |
| FATIGUE | 62 |
How to read fluvastatin FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 3,948 voluntary reports linked to fluvastatin (Lescol), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 573 (14.5%). Hospitalization appears on 1,782 (45.1%). 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 fluvastatin
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 3,944 FAERS cases (Δ 4 lighter vs fluvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,955 FAERS cases (Δ 7 heavier vs fluvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,848 FAERS cases (Δ 100 lighter vs fluvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,079 FAERS cases (Δ 131 heavier vs fluvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 47.6 pp vs fluvastatin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
fluvastatin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.