MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
haloperidol Side Effects
haloperidol (also sold as Haldol) sits MID-VOLUME #218 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 49.7% mention hospitalization (11,669 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 23,495
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for haloperidol. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
haloperidol: 49.7% mention hospitalization (11,669 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #218 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for haloperidol (Haldol) (23,495 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 18-44. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DRUG INTERACTION leads 1,663 of 23,495 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (6,954 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,896 reports, 16.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 697 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 417 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 323 |
| PNEUMONIA | 269 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 250 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 192 |
| NAUSEA | 187 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 184 |
| DIARRHOEA | 180 |
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 165 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 155 |
| SEPSIS | 155 |
| VOMITING | 155 |
| DYSPNOEA | 153 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 148 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 138 |
| FATIGUE | 133 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 132 |
| OVERDOSE | 132 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,669, 49.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 1,126 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 919 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 686 |
| PYREXIA | 580 |
| AGITATION | 528 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 516 |
| DELIRIUM | 508 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 482 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 466 |
| VOMITING | 456 |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER | 450 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 437 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 427 |
| NAUSEA | 421 |
| PNEUMONIA | 403 |
| TREMOR | 393 |
| AGGRESSION | 388 |
| DIARRHOEA | 386 |
How to read haloperidol FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 23,495 voluntary reports linked to haloperidol (Haldol), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 3,896 (16.6%). Hospitalization appears on 11,669 (49.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 49.7% mention hospitalization (11,669 reports).
Read with haloperidol
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 23,683 FAERS cases (Δ 188 heavier vs haloperidol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,287 FAERS cases (Δ 208 lighter vs haloperidol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,107 FAERS cases (Δ 388 lighter vs haloperidol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,902 FAERS cases (Δ 407 heavier vs haloperidol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 45.5 pp vs haloperidol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
haloperidol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.