HIGH-VOLUME · SEX-BALANCED

liraglutide Side Effects

liraglutide (also sold as Victoza, Saxenda) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #144 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: SEX-BALANCED - 64% of sex-coded reports are female (28,938 F / 16,113 M).

Data updated 2026-05-15

47,843
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2004 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

liraglutide reporting skew - 64% of sex-coded reports are female (28,938 F / 16,113 M). Volume band HIGH-VOLUME #144 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload CASELOAD.

High-report extract for liraglutide (Victoza): 47,843 FAERS rows (2004-2025). Top named reactions: NAUSEA, BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED, VOMITING. Outcome stamps DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

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

NAUSEA leads 7,005 of 47,843 reports

NAUSEA
7,005
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED
3,875
VOMITING
3,364
DIARRHOEA
3,263
PANCREATITIS
2,315
WEIGHT DECREASED
2,076
DECREASED APPETITE
2,066
HEADACHE
1,988
FATIGUE
1,635
CONSTIPATION
1,492
DIZZINESS
1,474
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER
1,409
MALAISE
1,337
ABDOMINAL PAIN
1,212
WEIGHT INCREASED
1,187
BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED
1,136
DYSPNOEA
1,024
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT
995

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

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 28,938 (64%)
Male 16,113 (36%)
Unknown 149

Age peak 45-64 (15,372 reports)

0-17 189 (1%)
18-44 3,871 (13%)
45-64 15,372 (52%)
65-74 7,950 (27%)
75+ 2,448 (8%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2004 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death appears on 1,745 reports (3.6% - MARKED). Reactions below co-occur in those rows only.

Reaction Reports
PANCREATIC CARCINOMA 460
DEATH 435
PANCREATIC CARCINOMA METASTATIC 173
DYSPNOEA 84
METASTASES TO LIVER 81
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 74
PULMONARY EMBOLISM 71
ANXIETY 70
HYPOTHYROIDISM 70
RENAL FAILURE 63
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 60
NAUSEA 60
CONDITION AGGRAVATED 59
PAIN IN EXTREMITY 59
HYPOXIA 58
THROMBOSIS 58
ASTHMA 57
PULMONARY FIBROSIS 57
NODULE 56
LUNG DISORDER 55

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization mid-share (10,464, 21.9%). Co-reported reactions:

Reaction Reports
PANCREATITIS 1,046
NAUSEA 1,017
VOMITING 935
DIARRHOEA 664
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 555
PANCREATITIS ACUTE 516
DEHYDRATION 498
ABDOMINAL PAIN 468
DYSPNOEA 428
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS 423
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED 412
WEIGHT DECREASED 381
FALL 318
DECREASED APPETITE 303
DIZZINESS 289
ASTHENIA 287
CONSTIPATION 279
FATIGUE 274
MALAISE 273
How to read liraglutide FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID)

FAERS holds 47,843 voluntary reports linked to liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,745 (3.6%). Hospitalization appears on 10,464 (21.9%). Top co-reported indication: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; SEX-BALANCED is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.

Read with liraglutide

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