MID-VOLUME · HOSP-MID

ketoconazole Side Effects

ketoconazole (also sold as Nizoral) sits MID-VOLUME #261 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-MID - 22.6% mention hospitalization (3,676 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.

Data updated 2026-05-15

16,231
FAERS reports

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for ketoconazole. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID. How figures are compiled.

ketoconazole: 22.6% mention hospitalization (3,676 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #261 of 524 by FAERS report count.

Mid-book FAERS page for ketoconazole (Nizoral) (16,231 reports). Signature HOSP-MID. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.

FATIGUE leads 929 of 16,231 reports

FATIGUE
929
PRURITUS
902
NAUSEA
834
RASH
802
DIARRHOEA
760
PAIN
727
HEADACHE
708
PSORIASIS
645
DYSPNOEA
601
DIZZINESS
589
ARTHRALGIA
541
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
520
ASTHENIA
472
ANXIETY
469
CONDITION AGGRAVATED
448
VOMITING
445
FALL
429

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 7,430 (51%)
Male 7,100 (49%)
Unknown 56

Age peak 45-64 (3,146 reports)

0-17 398 (4%)
18-44 1,977 (21%)
45-64 3,146 (34%)
65-74 1,979 (21%)
75+ 1,717 (19%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2004 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,079 reports, 6.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 415
RENAL FAILURE 78
PNEUMONIA 72
DYSPNOEA 65
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 60
ASTHENIA 55
NAUSEA 54
ANAEMIA 52
PYREXIA 51
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 50
DIARRHOEA 47
PAIN 46
FATIGUE 44
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 42
DISEASE PROGRESSION 39
SEPSIS 39
CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST 38
CARDIAC ARREST 36

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization mid-share (3,676, 22.6%). Co-reported reactions:

Reaction Reports
DYSPNOEA 278
FATIGUE 276
PNEUMONIA 258
DIARRHOEA 248
NAUSEA 246
FALL 235
PAIN 234
ASTHENIA 232
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 205
DIZZINESS 203
RENAL FAILURE 188
PYREXIA 183
VOMITING 182
HEADACHE 164
DRUG INTERACTION 160
URINARY TRACT INFECTION 158
WEIGHT DECREASED 147
ANAEMIA 146
How to read ketoconazole FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)

FAERS holds 16,231 voluntary reports linked to ketoconazole (Nizoral), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,079 (6.6%). Hospitalization appears on 3,676 (22.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.

Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID as signal-detection rates next to 22.6% mention hospitalization (3,676 reports).

Read with ketoconazole

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.