MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
insulin glulisine Side Effects
insulin glulisine (also sold as Apidra) sits MID-VOLUME #319 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 40.2% mention hospitalization (4,001 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 9,944
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for insulin glulisine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
insulin glulisine: 40.2% mention hospitalization (4,001 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #319 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for insulin glulisine (Apidra) (9,944 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2005–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED leads 1,526 of 9,944 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (2,851 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (795 reports, 8.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 207 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 78 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 56 |
| PNEUMONIA | 49 |
| BALANCE DISORDER | 48 |
| BLOOD GLUCOSE FLUCTUATION | 48 |
| COGNITIVE DISORDER | 48 |
| CONTRAINDICATED PRODUCT ADMINISTERED | 47 |
| HAEMATOMA | 47 |
| URINARY INCONTINENCE | 47 |
| DIZZINESS | 45 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 44 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 44 |
| DYSPNOEA | 39 |
| HYPERHIDROSIS | 39 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 38 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 36 |
| BLOOD GLUCOSE ABNORMAL | 34 |
| FALL | 34 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 34 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (4,001, 40.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED | 359 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 335 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 330 |
| DYSPNOEA | 246 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 225 |
| VOMITING | 218 |
| DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS | 192 |
| PNEUMONIA | 170 |
| MALAISE | 162 |
| ASTHENIA | 160 |
| ANAEMIA | 157 |
| NAUSEA | 153 |
| FALL | 152 |
| DIARRHOEA | 148 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 144 |
| DIZZINESS | 139 |
| FATIGUE | 138 |
| PYREXIA | 138 |
| HYPOTENSION | 117 |
How to read insulin glulisine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 9,944 voluntary reports linked to insulin glulisine (Apidra), 2005-2025. Death is listed on 795 (8.0%). Hospitalization appears on 4,001 (40.2%). Top co-reported indication: Diabetes Mellitus.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 40.2% mention hospitalization (4,001 reports).
Read with insulin glulisine
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 9,899 FAERS cases (Δ 45 lighter vs insulin glulisine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 9,877 FAERS cases (Δ 67 lighter vs insulin glulisine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,014 FAERS cases (Δ 70 heavier vs insulin glulisine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 9,782 FAERS cases (Δ 162 lighter vs insulin glulisine); 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 54.1 pp vs insulin glulisine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
insulin glulisine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.