HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
insulin detemir Side Effects
insulin detemir (also sold as Levemir) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #163 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 33.5% mention hospitalization (12,948 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 38,664
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2004 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
insulin detemir: 33.5% mention hospitalization (12,948 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #163 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for insulin detemir (Levemir): 38,664 FAERS rows (2004-2025). Top named reactions: BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED, NAUSEA, BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED leads 6,220 of 38,664 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (9,204 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,535 reports, 6.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 929 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 180 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 152 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 140 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 116 |
| DYSPNOEA | 100 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 100 |
| PNEUMONIA | 100 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 98 |
| SEPSIS | 78 |
| DIARRHOEA | 74 |
| NAUSEA | 73 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 70 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 66 |
| ASTHENIA | 64 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 63 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 63 |
| FATIGUE | 62 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 61 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (12,948, 33.5% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED | 1,208 |
| NAUSEA | 849 |
| PNEUMONIA | 792 |
| FALL | 791 |
| VOMITING | 758 |
| DYSPNOEA | 730 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 663 |
| FATIGUE | 617 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 580 |
| ASTHENIA | 570 |
| DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS | 569 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 565 |
| DIARRHOEA | 532 |
| MALAISE | 498 |
| PYREXIA | 468 |
| PAIN | 457 |
| ANAEMIA | 441 |
| DEHYDRATION | 440 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 432 |
| BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED | 415 |
How to read insulin detemir FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 38,664 voluntary reports linked to insulin detemir (Levemir), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 2,535 (6.6%). Hospitalization appears on 12,948 (33.5%). 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 insulin detemir
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 39,048 FAERS cases (Δ 384 heavier vs insulin detemir); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 38,197 FAERS cases (Δ 467 lighter vs insulin detemir); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 37,936 FAERS cases (Δ 728 lighter vs insulin detemir); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 39,831 FAERS cases (Δ 1,167 heavier vs insulin detemir); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.6 pp vs insulin detemir's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
insulin detemir stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.