MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
linezolid Side Effects
linezolid (also sold as Zyvox) sits MID-VOLUME #200 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 41.4% mention hospitalization (11,593 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 28,005
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for linezolid. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
linezolid: 41.4% mention hospitalization (11,593 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #200 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for linezolid (Zyvox) (28,005 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
THROMBOCYTOPENIA leads 2,032 of 28,005 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (6,539 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (5,204 reports, 18.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 760 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 427 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 410 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 382 |
| SEPSIS | 365 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 347 |
| PNEUMONIA | 336 |
| ANAEMIA | 285 |
| DYSPNOEA | 264 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 210 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 198 |
| PYREXIA | 192 |
| LACTIC ACIDOSIS | 187 |
| DIARRHOEA | 180 |
| HYPOTENSION | 175 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 172 |
| VOMITING | 171 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 169 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,593, 41.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 1,046 |
| ANAEMIA | 853 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 653 |
| PYREXIA | 633 |
| VOMITING | 567 |
| NAUSEA | 556 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 553 |
| PANCYTOPENIA | 524 |
| DIARRHOEA | 498 |
| PNEUMONIA | 493 |
| LACTIC ACIDOSIS | 491 |
| DYSPNOEA | 452 |
| SEPSIS | 426 |
| SEROTONIN SYNDROME | 403 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 388 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 372 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 372 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 353 |
How to read linezolid FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 28,005 voluntary reports linked to linezolid (Zyvox), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 5,204 (18.6%). Hospitalization appears on 11,593 (41.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 41.4% mention hospitalization (11,593 reports).
Read with linezolid
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 27,931 FAERS cases (Δ 74 lighter vs linezolid); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,128 FAERS cases (Δ 123 heavier vs linezolid); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,434 FAERS cases (Δ 429 heavier vs linezolid); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 28,498 FAERS cases (Δ 493 heavier vs linezolid); 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 43.5 pp vs linezolid's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
linezolid stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.