LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nabilone Side Effects
nabilone (also sold as Cesamet) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #461 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 39.8% mention hospitalization (782 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 1,963
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
nabilone: 39.8% mention hospitalization (782 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #461 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for nabilone (Cesamet) (1,963 reports #461 of 524 by FAERS report count). 39.8% mention hospitalization (782 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.
PAIN leads 473 of 1,963 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (523 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (102 reports, 5.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 44 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 12 |
| NAUSEA | 9 |
| ASTHENIA | 8 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 7 |
| PAIN | 7 |
| DIARRHOEA | 6 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 5 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 4 |
| DIZZINESS | 4 |
| FATIGUE | 4 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 4 |
| NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 4 |
| VOMITING | 4 |
| COMA | 3 |
| DYSPNOEA | 3 |
| HYPOPHAGIA | 3 |
| LETHARGY | 3 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (782, 39.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 99 |
| INSPIRATORY CAPACITY DECREASED | 97 |
| VOMITING | 76 |
| PAIN | 71 |
| DIARRHOEA | 67 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 53 |
| HEADACHE | 52 |
| MALAISE | 52 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 50 |
| DRUG INEFFECTIVE FOR UNAPPROVED INDICATION | 50 |
| THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE SHORTENED | 50 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 48 |
| FATIGUE | 47 |
| DYSPNOEA | 46 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 45 |
| DYSTONIA | 45 |
| ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION | 42 |
| THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE | 42 |
How to read nabilone FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 1,963 voluntary reports linked to nabilone (Cesamet), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 102 (5.2%). Hospitalization appears on 782 (39.8%). 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 nabilone
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 1,978 FAERS cases (Δ 15 heavier vs nabilone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,982 FAERS cases (Δ 19 heavier vs nabilone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,013 FAERS cases (Δ 50 heavier vs nabilone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,890 FAERS cases (Δ 73 lighter vs nabilone); DEATH-HEAVY · 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 56.9 pp vs nabilone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nabilone stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.