LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ivermectin Side Effects
ivermectin (also sold as Stromectol) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #379 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 36.1% mention hospitalization (2,144 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 5,936
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
ivermectin: 36.1% mention hospitalization (2,144 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #379 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for ivermectin (Stromectol) (5,936 reports #379 of 524 by FAERS report count). 36.1% mention hospitalization (2,144 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
HEADACHE leads 634 of 5,936 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,362 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (540 reports, 9.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 99 |
| STRONGYLOIDIASIS | 61 |
| COMA | 55 |
| PYREXIA | 50 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 48 |
| ASTHENIA | 45 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 42 |
| SEPSIS | 37 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 32 |
| DRUG REACTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS | 31 |
| PNEUMONIA | 30 |
| DIARRHOEA | 24 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 23 |
| HEADACHE | 23 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 22 |
| HYPOTENSION | 21 |
| HAEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS | 20 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 19 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (2,144, 36.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ASTHENIA | 538 |
| HEADACHE | 493 |
| PYREXIA | 426 |
| OCULAR HYPERAEMIA | 240 |
| CONJUNCTIVAL HAEMORRHAGE | 238 |
| COMA | 229 |
| BACK PAIN | 202 |
| DIARRHOEA | 202 |
| VERTIGO | 200 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 147 |
| GAIT DISTURBANCE | 144 |
| VOMITING | 143 |
| URINARY INCONTINENCE | 130 |
| ENCEPHALOPATHY | 124 |
| PRURITUS | 110 |
| MYALGIA | 105 |
| HYPOTENSION | 101 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 100 |
How to read ivermectin FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 5,936 voluntary reports linked to ivermectin (Stromectol), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 540 (9.1%). Hospitalization appears on 2,144 (36.1%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with ivermectin
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 5,880 FAERS cases (Δ 56 lighter vs ivermectin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,992 FAERS cases (Δ 56 heavier vs ivermectin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,878 FAERS cases (Δ 58 lighter vs ivermectin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,840 FAERS cases (Δ 96 lighter vs ivermectin); DEATH-MARKED · 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 53.0 pp vs ivermectin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ivermectin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.