LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nicardipine Side Effects
nicardipine (also sold as Cardene) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #403 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 53.7% mention hospitalization (2,241 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 4,175
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
nicardipine: 53.7% mention hospitalization (2,241 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #403 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for nicardipine (Cardene) (4,175 reports #403 of 524 by FAERS report count). 53.7% mention hospitalization (2,241 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY leads 226 of 4,175 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (938 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (564 reports, 13.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARREST | 62 |
| DEATH | 57 |
| CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE | 37 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 34 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 32 |
| SEPSIS | 31 |
| HYPOTENSION | 29 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 29 |
| PYREXIA | 28 |
| HYPERKALAEMIA | 26 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 26 |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | 25 |
| PNEUMONIA | 25 |
| VOMITING | 25 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 24 |
| HYPERLACTACIDAEMIA | 21 |
| CEREBRAL INFARCTION | 20 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 20 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (2,241, 53.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 157 |
| HYPERTENSION | 110 |
| HYPOTENSION | 102 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 99 |
| PYREXIA | 93 |
| ANAEMIA | 70 |
| FALL | 69 |
| MATERNAL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY | 65 |
| VOMITING | 63 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 61 |
| DIARRHOEA | 59 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 58 |
| DYSPNOEA | 57 |
| PNEUMONIA | 55 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 54 |
| PREMATURE BABY | 54 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 51 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 49 |
How to read nicardipine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 4,175 voluntary reports linked to nicardipine (Cardene), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 564 (13.5%). Hospitalization appears on 2,241 (53.7%). Top co-reported indication: Hypertension.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with nicardipine
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 4,213 FAERS cases (Δ 38 heavier vs nicardipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,135 FAERS cases (Δ 40 lighter vs nicardipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,224 FAERS cases (Δ 49 heavier vs nicardipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 4,113 FAERS cases (Δ 62 lighter vs nicardipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.6 pp vs nicardipine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nicardipine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.