MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
midazolam Side Effects
midazolam (also sold as Versed) sits MID-VOLUME #215 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 46.0% mention hospitalization (11,054 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 24,014
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for midazolam. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
midazolam: 46.0% mention hospitalization (11,054 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #215 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for midazolam (Versed) (24,014 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 18-44. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
SEIZURE leads 1,373 of 24,014 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (5,375 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,573 reports, 19.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 688 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 392 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 368 |
| HYPOTENSION | 293 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 288 |
| PNEUMONIA | 273 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 273 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 243 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 218 |
| SEPSIS | 216 |
| DYSPNOEA | 193 |
| PYREXIA | 178 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 178 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 158 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 155 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 154 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 148 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 145 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,054, 46.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOTENSION | 697 |
| PYREXIA | 602 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 593 |
| SEIZURE | 563 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 485 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 458 |
| ANAEMIA | 422 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 401 |
| PNEUMONIA | 398 |
| NAUSEA | 359 |
| DYSPNOEA | 356 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 356 |
| STATUS EPILEPTICUS | 352 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 352 |
| PAIN | 339 |
| VOMITING | 338 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 336 |
| SEROTONIN SYNDROME | 334 |
How to read midazolam FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 24,014 voluntary reports linked to midazolam (Versed), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 4,573 (19.0%). Hospitalization appears on 11,054 (46.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 46.0% mention hospitalization (11,054 reports).
Read with midazolam
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 23,902 FAERS cases (Δ 112 lighter vs midazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,340 FAERS cases (Δ 326 heavier vs midazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,683 FAERS cases (Δ 331 lighter vs midazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,367 FAERS cases (Δ 353 heavier vs midazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 43.1 pp vs midazolam's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
midazolam stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.