MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
oxcarbazepine Side Effects
oxcarbazepine (also sold as Trileptal) sits MID-VOLUME #182 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 30.4% mention hospitalization (9,541 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 31,347
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for oxcarbazepine. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
oxcarbazepine: 30.4% mention hospitalization (9,541 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #182 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) (31,347 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 18-44. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
SEIZURE leads 2,805 of 31,347 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (7,102 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,109 reports, 6.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 537 |
| DEATH | 470 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 200 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 162 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 141 |
| SEIZURE | 100 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 92 |
| PNEUMONIA | 81 |
| CONVULSION | 71 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 56 |
| PYREXIA | 54 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 54 |
| SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN EPILEPSY | 53 |
| ARRHYTHMIA | 52 |
| FALL | 50 |
| ELECTROCARDIOGRAM QT PROLONGED | 48 |
| STATUS EPILEPTICUS | 48 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 47 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (9,541, 30.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| SEIZURE | 848 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 751 |
| FALL | 648 |
| DIZZINESS | 534 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 529 |
| CONVULSION | 521 |
| VOMITING | 513 |
| PYREXIA | 478 |
| NAUSEA | 441 |
| FATIGUE | 440 |
| HEADACHE | 432 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 425 |
| DYSPNOEA | 415 |
| PAIN | 376 |
| ASTHENIA | 374 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 357 |
| DEPRESSION | 349 |
| RASH | 335 |
How to read oxcarbazepine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 31,347 voluntary reports linked to oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 2,109 (6.7%). Hospitalization appears on 9,541 (30.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 30.4% mention hospitalization (9,541 reports).
Read with oxcarbazepine
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 31,340 FAERS cases (Δ 7 lighter vs oxcarbazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,164 FAERS cases (Δ 183 lighter vs oxcarbazepine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,122 FAERS cases (Δ 225 lighter vs oxcarbazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,083 FAERS cases (Δ 264 lighter vs oxcarbazepine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.4 pp vs oxcarbazepine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
oxcarbazepine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.