LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
micafungin Side Effects
micafungin (also sold as Mycamine) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #395 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 49.8% mention hospitalization (2,379 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 4,779
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
micafungin: 49.8% mention hospitalization (2,379 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #395 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for micafungin (Mycamine) (4,779 reports #395 of 524 by FAERS report count). 49.8% mention hospitalization (2,379 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PYREXIA leads 281 of 4,779 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,260 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,712 reports, 35.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 197 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 133 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 131 |
| DEATH | 126 |
| SEPSIS | 116 |
| PNEUMONIA | 109 |
| CANDIDA INFECTION | 89 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 87 |
| PYREXIA | 80 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 76 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 75 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 70 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 63 |
| DRUG INEFFECTIVE FOR UNAPPROVED INDICATION | 57 |
| ASPERGILLUS INFECTION | 56 |
| DIARRHOEA | 54 |
| HYPOTENSION | 53 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (2,379, 49.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 186 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 185 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 134 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 133 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 127 |
| PNEUMONIA | 123 |
| SEPSIS | 118 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 103 |
| HYPOTENSION | 96 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 95 |
| DIARRHOEA | 91 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 89 |
| BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS | 86 |
| CANDIDA INFECTION | 83 |
| PANCYTOPENIA | 74 |
| ASPERGILLUS INFECTION | 73 |
| INFECTION | 66 |
How to read micafungin FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 4,779 voluntary reports linked to micafungin (Mycamine), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,712 (35.8%). Hospitalization appears on 2,379 (49.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with micafungin
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 4,709 FAERS cases (Δ 70 lighter vs micafungin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,692 FAERS cases (Δ 87 lighter vs micafungin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,670 FAERS cases (Δ 109 lighter vs micafungin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,979 FAERS cases (Δ 200 heavier vs micafungin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 0.0% death-mentioned reports (Δ 35.8 pp vs micafungin's DEATH-HEAVY): MEGA-CASE · HOSP-LIGHT.
micafungin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.