HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
lorazepam Side Effects
lorazepam (also sold as Ativan) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #37 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 41.6% mention hospitalization (72,527 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 174,469
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1998 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
lorazepam: 41.6% mention hospitalization (72,527 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #37 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for lorazepam (Ativan): 174,469 FAERS rows (1998-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, NAUSEA, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1998–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 13,457 of 174,469 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (45,396 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (25,012 reports, 14.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 6,609 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 3,482 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 1,990 |
| FATIGUE | 1,940 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,764 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,732 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,705 |
| VOMITING | 1,658 |
| NAUSEA | 1,645 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,492 |
| PAIN | 1,475 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 1,343 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 1,332 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,331 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,315 |
| PYREXIA | 1,270 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,228 |
| HYPERTENSION | 1,176 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 1,138 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (72,527, 41.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 5,879 |
| FATIGUE | 5,565 |
| DYSPNOEA | 5,406 |
| VOMITING | 5,335 |
| DIARRHOEA | 5,203 |
| PNEUMONIA | 4,792 |
| PYREXIA | 4,505 |
| PAIN | 4,179 |
| ASTHENIA | 4,068 |
| FALL | 4,025 |
| ANXIETY | 3,952 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 3,734 |
| HEADACHE | 3,617 |
| DIZZINESS | 3,543 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 3,098 |
| MALAISE | 2,942 |
| DEPRESSION | 2,914 |
| HYPERTENSION | 2,895 |
How to read lorazepam FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 174,469 voluntary reports linked to lorazepam (Ativan), 1998-2025. Death is listed on 25,012 (14.3%). Hospitalization appears on 72,527 (41.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with lorazepam
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 173,227 FAERS cases (Δ 1,242 lighter vs lorazepam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 173,086 FAERS cases (Δ 1,383 lighter vs lorazepam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 178,147 FAERS cases (Δ 3,678 heavier vs lorazepam); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 180,422 FAERS cases (Δ 5,953 heavier vs lorazepam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 47.8 pp vs lorazepam's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
lorazepam stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.