MID-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
mupirocin Side Effects
mupirocin (also sold as Bactroban) sits MID-VOLUME #292 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-MID - 26.7% mention hospitalization (3,409 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 12,758
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for mupirocin. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID. How figures are compiled.
mupirocin: 26.7% mention hospitalization (3,409 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #292 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for mupirocin (Bactroban) (12,758 reports). Signature HOSP-MID. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 882 of 12,758 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (2,328 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (895 reports, 7.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 419 |
| PNEUMONIA | 82 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 79 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 73 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 73 |
| DYSPNOEA | 63 |
| NAUSEA | 63 |
| DIARRHOEA | 58 |
| FATIGUE | 58 |
| ASTHENIA | 55 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 55 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 52 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 52 |
| SEPSIS | 46 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 45 |
| HYPOTENSION | 42 |
| FALL | 39 |
| PYREXIA | 39 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 39 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (3,409, 26.7%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 457 |
| PAIN | 437 |
| PYREXIA | 397 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 376 |
| PNEUMONIA | 342 |
| HEADACHE | 340 |
| MALAISE | 331 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 280 |
| DYSPNOEA | 280 |
| ANAEMIA | 275 |
| FATIGUE | 256 |
| DIARRHOEA | 247 |
| CONSTIPATION | 235 |
| MACULAR DEGENERATION | 235 |
| THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE | 220 |
| ERYTHEMA | 218 |
| FALL | 218 |
| DYSPEPSIA | 213 |
How to read mupirocin FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 12,758 voluntary reports linked to mupirocin (Bactroban), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 895 (7.0%). Hospitalization appears on 3,409 (26.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID as signal-detection rates next to 26.7% mention hospitalization (3,409 reports).
Read with mupirocin
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,726 FAERS cases (Δ 32 lighter vs mupirocin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,794 FAERS cases (Δ 36 heavier vs mupirocin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,807 FAERS cases (Δ 49 heavier vs mupirocin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 12,687 FAERS cases (Δ 71 lighter vs mupirocin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.1 pp vs mupirocin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
mupirocin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.