HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY

glimepiride Side Effects

glimepiride (also sold as Amaryl) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #165 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 35.7% mention hospitalization (13,533 reports).

Data updated 2026-05-15

37,936
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

glimepiride: 35.7% mention hospitalization (13,533 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #165 of 524 by FAERS report count.

High-report extract for glimepiride (Amaryl): 37,936 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED, NAUSEA, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.

BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED leads 2,970 of 37,936 reports

BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED
2,970
NAUSEA
2,276
DIARRHOEA
2,169
FATIGUE
1,827
HYPOGLYCAEMIA
1,639
WEIGHT DECREASED
1,391
DIZZINESS
1,365
DYSPNOEA
1,319
VOMITING
1,287
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
1,214
ASTHENIA
1,196
DECREASED APPETITE
1,147
FALL
1,071
PAIN
1,049
HEADACHE
1,022
DEATH
1,008
MALAISE
995
RENAL FAILURE
966

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 17,644 (49%)
Male 18,306 (51%)
Unknown 61

Age peak 45-64 (8,920 reports)

0-17 154 (1%)
18-44 1,070 (4%)
45-64 8,920 (35%)
65-74 8,573 (33%)
75+ 7,043 (27%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2003 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,187 reports, 8.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 1,007
COMPLETED SUICIDE 188
RENAL FAILURE 176
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 166
PNEUMONIA 163
DYSPNOEA 133
CARDIAC ARREST 130
DIARRHOEA 118
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 116
HYPOGLYCAEMIA 109
ANAEMIA 102
NAUSEA 102
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 101
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS 98
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 95
SEPSIS 95
CARDIAC FAILURE 89
LACTIC ACIDOSIS 87
FALL 85
FATIGUE 84

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is HEAVY (13,533, 35.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:

Reaction Reports
HYPOGLYCAEMIA 1,108
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 752
PNEUMONIA 725
DIARRHOEA 724
NAUSEA 720
FALL 695
DYSPNOEA 673
VOMITING 647
ASTHENIA 550
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED 539
FATIGUE 512
RENAL FAILURE 503
DEHYDRATION 494
LACTIC ACIDOSIS 482
ANAEMIA 463
DECREASED APPETITE 458
DIZZINESS 425
WEIGHT DECREASED 419
HYPOTENSION 412
MALAISE 401
How to read glimepiride FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)

FAERS holds 37,936 voluntary reports linked to glimepiride (Amaryl), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 3,187 (8.4%). Hospitalization appears on 13,533 (35.7%). 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 glimepiride

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.