MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
indomethacin Side Effects
indomethacin (also sold as Indocin) sits MID-VOLUME #288 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 33.8% mention hospitalization (4,370 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 12,919
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for indomethacin. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
indomethacin: 33.8% mention hospitalization (4,370 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #288 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for indomethacin (Indocin) (12,919 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1994–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 1,102 of 12,919 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (3,260 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,495 reports, 11.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 315 |
| DIARRHOEA | 296 |
| DIZZINESS | 281 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 279 |
| ASTHENIA | 272 |
| SEPSIS | 270 |
| PRURITUS | 268 |
| FATIGUE | 262 |
| INSOMNIA | 262 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 255 |
| PYREXIA | 254 |
| HEADACHE | 252 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 251 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 242 |
| FALL | 239 |
| DEATH | 237 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 236 |
| COUGH | 221 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 220 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 217 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (4,370, 33.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PAIN | 346 |
| DYSPNOEA | 322 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 297 |
| PYREXIA | 293 |
| DIARRHOEA | 290 |
| FATIGUE | 290 |
| HEADACHE | 267 |
| DIZZINESS | 263 |
| VOMITING | 262 |
| NAUSEA | 255 |
| ASTHENIA | 254 |
| HYPERTENSION | 223 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 216 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 213 |
| PNEUMONIA | 209 |
| FALL | 206 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 203 |
| CHEST PAIN | 198 |
How to read indomethacin FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 12,919 voluntary reports linked to indomethacin (Indocin), 1994-2025. Death is listed on 1,495 (11.6%). Hospitalization appears on 4,370 (33.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 33.8% mention hospitalization (4,370 reports).
Read with indomethacin
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 12,966 FAERS cases (Δ 47 heavier vs indomethacin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,855 FAERS cases (Δ 64 lighter vs indomethacin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,807 FAERS cases (Δ 112 lighter vs indomethacin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,794 FAERS cases (Δ 125 lighter vs indomethacin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.5 pp vs indomethacin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
indomethacin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.