MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
glyburide Side Effects
glyburide (also sold as DiaBeta, Glynase) sits MID-VOLUME #216 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 35.1% mention hospitalization (8,393 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 23,902
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for glyburide. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
glyburide: 35.1% mention hospitalization (8,393 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #216 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for glyburide (DiaBeta) (23,902 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED leads 3,038 of 23,902 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (6,844 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,123 reports, 8.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 549 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 207 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 199 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 152 |
| DYSPNOEA | 151 |
| PNEUMONIA | 145 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 144 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 140 |
| PAIN | 109 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 101 |
| ANAEMIA | 98 |
| HYPOTENSION | 96 |
| SEPSIS | 93 |
| ANXIETY | 92 |
| VOMITING | 89 |
| RENAL FAILURE ACUTE | 88 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 86 |
| DIARRHOEA | 86 |
| ASTHENIA | 84 |
| CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | 84 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (8,393, 35.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 754 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 720 |
| DYSPNOEA | 623 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 604 |
| NAUSEA | 568 |
| BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED | 566 |
| ASTHENIA | 564 |
| PNEUMONIA | 507 |
| FALL | 454 |
| DIZZINESS | 449 |
| VOMITING | 445 |
| DIARRHOEA | 443 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 426 |
| PAIN | 417 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 413 |
| FATIGUE | 408 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 406 |
| CHEST PAIN | 399 |
| CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | 360 |
| ANAEMIA | 348 |
How to read glyburide FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 23,902 voluntary reports linked to glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 2,123 (8.9%). Hospitalization appears on 8,393 (35.1%). Top co-reported indication: Diabetes Mellitus.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 35.1% mention hospitalization (8,393 reports).
Read with glyburide
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 24,014 FAERS cases (Δ 112 heavier vs glyburide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,683 FAERS cases (Δ 219 lighter vs glyburide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,495 FAERS cases (Δ 407 lighter vs glyburide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,340 FAERS cases (Δ 438 heavier vs glyburide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.2 pp vs glyburide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
glyburide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.