LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nizatidine Side Effects
nizatidine (also sold as Axid) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #475 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 38.2% mention hospitalization (566 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 1,480
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
nizatidine: 38.2% mention hospitalization (566 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #475 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for nizatidine (Axid) (1,480 reports #475 of 524 by FAERS report count). 38.2% mention hospitalization (566 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE leads 264 of 1,480 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (344 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (157 reports, 10.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 27 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 23 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 18 |
| PNEUMONIA | 16 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 16 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 13 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 13 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 11 |
| SEPSIS | 11 |
| PYREXIA | 10 |
| NAUSEA | 9 |
| VOMITING | 9 |
| WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DECREASED | 9 |
| ANAEMIA | 8 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 8 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 8 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 8 |
| DIARRHOEA | 8 |
| DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION | 8 |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION | 8 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (566, 38.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 41 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 38 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 36 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 35 |
| NAUSEA | 31 |
| ANAEMIA | 30 |
| DYSPNOEA | 28 |
| PNEUMONIA | 28 |
| MALAISE | 26 |
| VOMITING | 24 |
| DIARRHOEA | 22 |
| CHEST PAIN | 20 |
| DEHYDRATION | 20 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 19 |
| FALL | 19 |
| HEADACHE | 19 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 19 |
| CELLULITIS | 18 |
| HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED | 18 |
| HYPOTENSION | 18 |
How to read nizatidine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 1,480 voluntary reports linked to nizatidine (Axid), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 157 (10.6%). Hospitalization appears on 566 (38.2%). 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 nizatidine
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 1,476 FAERS cases (Δ 4 lighter vs nizatidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,527 FAERS cases (Δ 47 heavier vs nizatidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,538 FAERS cases (Δ 58 heavier vs nizatidine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,541 FAERS cases (Δ 61 heavier vs nizatidine); 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 51.5 pp vs nizatidine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nizatidine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.