LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
miglitol Side Effects
miglitol (also sold as Glyset) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #490 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 58.7% mention hospitalization (542 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 923
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
miglitol: 58.7% mention hospitalization (542 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #490 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for miglitol (Glyset) (923 reports #490 of 524 by FAERS report count). 58.7% mention hospitalization (542 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.
HYPOGLYCAEMIA leads 67 of 923 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (267 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (106 reports, 11.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 10 |
| PNEUMONIA | 10 |
| SEPSIS | 10 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 9 |
| DIARRHOEA | 8 |
| HEPATIC FUNCTION ABNORMAL | 6 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 6 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 6 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 6 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 5 |
| LIVER DISORDER | 5 |
| MALAISE | 5 |
| DIABETES MELLITUS | 4 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 4 |
| DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION | 4 |
| DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY | 4 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 4 |
| LACTIC ACIDOSIS | 4 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 4 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (542, 58.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 45 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 27 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 24 |
| HEPATIC FUNCTION ABNORMAL | 21 |
| RENAL IMPAIRMENT | 20 |
| DIARRHOEA | 19 |
| NAUSEA | 19 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 18 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 18 |
| DIABETES MELLITUS | 17 |
| DIABETES MELLITUS INADEQUATE CONTROL | 16 |
| LIVER DISORDER | 16 |
| PEMPHIGOID | 16 |
| PNEUMONIA | 16 |
| VOMITING | 16 |
| DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS | 15 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 14 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 13 |
| ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED | 13 |
How to read miglitol FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 923 voluntary reports linked to miglitol (Glyset), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 106 (11.5%). Hospitalization appears on 542 (58.7%). Top co-reported indication: Diabetes Mellitus.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with miglitol
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 911 FAERS cases (Δ 12 lighter vs miglitol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 905 FAERS cases (Δ 18 lighter vs miglitol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 896 FAERS cases (Δ 27 lighter vs miglitol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 952 FAERS cases (Δ 29 heavier vs miglitol); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.6 pp vs miglitol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
miglitol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.