HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
magnesium oxide Side Effects
magnesium oxide (also sold as Mag-Ox) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #161 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 49.8% mention hospitalization (19,832 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 39,831
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2002 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
magnesium oxide: 49.8% mention hospitalization (19,832 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #161 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for magnesium oxide (Mag-Ox): 39,831 FAERS rows (2002-2025). Top named reactions: NAUSEA, DIARRHOEA, FATIGUE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 2,795 of 39,831 reports
Who reports · age peak 65-74 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 65-74 (8,659 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (6,280 reports, 15.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,595 |
| PNEUMONIA | 613 |
| SEPSIS | 397 |
| DYSPNOEA | 390 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 386 |
| NAUSEA | 376 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 371 |
| PYREXIA | 362 |
| ANAEMIA | 361 |
| VOMITING | 318 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 311 |
| DIARRHOEA | 303 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 299 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 286 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 282 |
| CONSTIPATION | 275 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 252 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 249 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 218 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (19,832, 49.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 1,642 |
| NAUSEA | 1,560 |
| PYREXIA | 1,426 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,395 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,298 |
| VOMITING | 1,107 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,092 |
| FATIGUE | 1,048 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 897 |
| FALL | 878 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 847 |
| PAIN | 824 |
| MALAISE | 820 |
| HEADACHE | 785 |
| CONSTIPATION | 776 |
| ASTHENIA | 772 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 765 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 736 |
| DEHYDRATION | 701 |
How to read magnesium oxide FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 39,831 voluntary reports linked to magnesium oxide (Mag-Ox), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 6,280 (15.8%). Hospitalization appears on 19,832 (49.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with magnesium oxide
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 39,048 FAERS cases (Δ 783 lighter vs magnesium oxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 40,790 FAERS cases (Δ 959 heavier vs magnesium oxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 40,954 FAERS cases (Δ 1,123 heavier vs magnesium oxide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 38,664 FAERS cases (Δ 1,167 lighter vs magnesium oxide); 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 46.3 pp vs magnesium oxide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
magnesium oxide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.