LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
galantamine Side Effects
galantamine (also sold as Razadyne) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #469 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 51.4% mention hospitalization (810 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 1,577
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
galantamine: 51.4% mention hospitalization (810 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #469 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for galantamine (Razadyne) (1,577 reports #469 of 524 by FAERS report count). 51.4% mention hospitalization (810 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.
FALL leads 375 of 1,577 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (811 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (191 reports, 12.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 53 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 21 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 17 |
| FALL | 15 |
| PARKINSON^S DISEASE | 12 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 11 |
| ASTHENIA | 10 |
| DEHYDRATION | 10 |
| DRUG INEFFECTIVE FOR UNAPPROVED INDICATION | 10 |
| FATIGUE | 10 |
| SUDDEN DEATH | 10 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 10 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 9 |
| HALLUCINATION | 9 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 8 |
| MALAISE | 8 |
| OVERDOSE | 8 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 7 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (810, 51.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 337 |
| COGNITIVE DISORDER | 290 |
| HYPOTENSION | 278 |
| ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION | 276 |
| CONSTIPATION | 272 |
| BALANCE DISORDER | 267 |
| SEDATION | 254 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 240 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 234 |
| SEDATION COMPLICATION | 232 |
| CREATININE RENAL CLEARANCE DECREASED | 228 |
| PAIN | 228 |
| BLOOD CALCIUM DECREASED | 227 |
| MOBILITY DECREASED | 220 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 71 |
| DYSPNOEA | 68 |
| OVERDOSE | 60 |
| RENAL FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL | 43 |
How to read galantamine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 1,577 voluntary reports linked to galantamine (Razadyne), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 191 (12.1%). Hospitalization appears on 810 (51.4%). 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 galantamine
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 1,551 FAERS cases (Δ 26 lighter vs galantamine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,547 FAERS cases (Δ 30 lighter vs galantamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,541 FAERS cases (Δ 36 lighter vs galantamine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,538 FAERS cases (Δ 39 lighter vs galantamine); 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 50.0 pp vs galantamine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
galantamine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.