HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nifedipine Side Effects
nifedipine (also sold as Procardia, Adalat) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #151 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 41.1% mention hospitalization (18,670 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 45,410
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
nifedipine: 41.1% mention hospitalization (18,670 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #151 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for nifedipine (Procardia): 45,410 FAERS rows (2001-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, FATIGUE, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 2,429 of 45,410 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (9,780 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (5,124 reports, 11.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,500 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 511 |
| PNEUMONIA | 324 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 302 |
| DYSPNOEA | 290 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 269 |
| HYPOTENSION | 261 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 254 |
| DIARRHOEA | 213 |
| SEPSIS | 203 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 192 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 190 |
| NAUSEA | 170 |
| HYPERTENSION | 164 |
| ASTHENIA | 163 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 163 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 157 |
| VOMITING | 157 |
| FATIGUE | 155 |
| PAIN | 153 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (18,670, 41.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 1,358 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,198 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,018 |
| HYPERTENSION | 996 |
| NAUSEA | 963 |
| HYPOTENSION | 910 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 838 |
| FATIGUE | 824 |
| FALL | 800 |
| VOMITING | 790 |
| ASTHENIA | 737 |
| PYREXIA | 729 |
| DIZZINESS | 707 |
| HEADACHE | 692 |
| ANAEMIA | 685 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 681 |
| PAIN | 671 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 646 |
How to read nifedipine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 45,410 voluntary reports linked to nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 5,124 (11.3%). Hospitalization appears on 18,670 (41.1%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with nifedipine
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 45,816 FAERS cases (Δ 406 heavier vs nifedipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 44,206 FAERS cases (Δ 1,204 lighter vs nifedipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 46,939 FAERS cases (Δ 1,529 heavier vs nifedipine); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 43,650 FAERS cases (Δ 1,760 lighter vs nifedipine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.8 pp vs nifedipine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nifedipine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.