MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
norepinephrine Side Effects
norepinephrine (also sold as Levophed) sits MID-VOLUME #315 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 55.3% mention hospitalization (5,663 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 10,232
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for norepinephrine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
norepinephrine: 55.3% mention hospitalization (5,663 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #315 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for norepinephrine (Levophed) (10,232 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
HYPOTENSION leads 1,011 of 10,232 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (2,959 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,288 reports, 32.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 565 |
| SEPSIS | 428 |
| HYPOTENSION | 344 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 312 |
| DEATH | 312 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 305 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 300 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 274 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 269 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 264 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 244 |
| VOMITING | 244 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 240 |
| ASCITES | 230 |
| NAUSEA | 229 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 226 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 214 |
| APPENDICITIS | 210 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (5,663, 55.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOTENSION | 714 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 519 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 489 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 388 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 357 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 339 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 327 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 318 |
| SEPSIS | 304 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 284 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 263 |
| LACTIC ACIDOSIS | 260 |
| SHOCK | 255 |
| OVERDOSE | 249 |
| PNEUMONIA | 244 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 239 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 236 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 210 |
How to read norepinephrine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 10,232 voluntary reports linked to norepinephrine (Levophed), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 3,288 (32.1%). Hospitalization appears on 5,663 (55.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 55.3% mention hospitalization (5,663 reports).
Read with norepinephrine
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 10,228 FAERS cases (Δ 4 lighter vs norepinephrine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,243 FAERS cases (Δ 11 heavier vs norepinephrine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,248 FAERS cases (Δ 16 heavier vs norepinephrine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,198 FAERS cases (Δ 34 lighter vs norepinephrine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 0.0% death-mentioned reports (Δ 32.1 pp vs norepinephrine's DEATH-HEAVY): MEGA-CASE · HOSP-LIGHT.
norepinephrine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.