LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
glucagon Side Effects
glucagon (also sold as Baqsimi, GlucaGen) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #410 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 48.1% mention hospitalization (1,898 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 3,944
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
glucagon: 48.1% mention hospitalization (1,898 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #410 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for glucagon (Baqsimi) (3,944 reports #410 of 524 by FAERS report count). 48.1% mention hospitalization (1,898 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.
DYSPNOEA leads 354 of 3,944 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (923 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (654 reports, 16.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 208 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 135 |
| DYSPNOEA | 112 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 106 |
| HAEMOPTYSIS | 94 |
| HYPOXIA | 86 |
| PRODUCTIVE COUGH | 86 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 74 |
| HYPOTENSION | 73 |
| PNEUMONIA | 73 |
| SEPSIS | 68 |
| ANXIETY | 65 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 63 |
| THROMBOSIS | 62 |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS | 59 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 59 |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | 59 |
| PULMONARY ALVEOLAR HAEMORRHAGE | 59 |
| PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 59 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,898, 48.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 248 |
| HYPOTENSION | 237 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 226 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 206 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 174 |
| PNEUMONIA | 163 |
| HYPOXIA | 153 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 152 |
| HAEMOPTYSIS | 151 |
| PRODUCTIVE COUGH | 142 |
| ANXIETY | 140 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 140 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 137 |
| ASTHMA | 124 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 124 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 124 |
| VOMITING | 124 |
| LUNG DISORDER | 114 |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | 113 |
How to read glucagon FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 3,944 voluntary reports linked to glucagon (Baqsimi, GlucaGen), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 654 (16.6%). Hospitalization appears on 1,898 (48.1%). 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 glucagon
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 3,948 FAERS cases (Δ 4 heavier vs glucagon); 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 11 heavier vs glucagon); 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 96 lighter vs glucagon); 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 135 heavier vs glucagon); 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 45.5 pp vs glucagon's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
glucagon stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.