HIGH-VOLUME · DEATH-HEAVY
oxycodone Side Effects
oxycodone (also sold as OxyContin, Roxicodone) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #35 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: DEATH-HEAVY - 28.5% of FAERS reports list death as an outcome (51,490 of 180,422).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 180,422
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2002 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
oxycodone: 28.5% of FAERS reports list death as an outcome (51,490 of 180,422). Caseload stamp MEGA-CASE; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #35 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for oxycodone (OxyContin): 180,422 FAERS rows (2002-2025). Top named reactions: DRUG DEPENDENCE, PAIN, DEATH. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
DRUG DEPENDENCE leads 27,480 of 180,422 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (36,952 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (51,490 reports, 28.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 19,545 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 13,662 |
| OVERDOSE | 8,264 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 5,138 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 3,586 |
| PAIN | 2,220 |
| FATIGUE | 2,158 |
| DRUG DEPENDENCE | 2,137 |
| VOMITING | 1,984 |
| RASH | 1,913 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,906 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,880 |
| NAUSEA | 1,781 |
| HYPERTENSION | 1,776 |
| INFUSION RELATED REACTION | 1,759 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,757 |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 1,753 |
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 1,750 |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 1,748 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (49,832, 27.6%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PAIN | 5,123 |
| FATIGUE | 4,805 |
| NAUSEA | 4,647 |
| VOMITING | 4,119 |
| DIARRHOEA | 4,074 |
| DYSPNOEA | 4,068 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,998 |
| PYREXIA | 3,631 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 3,328 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 3,299 |
| RASH | 3,254 |
| HEADACHE | 3,038 |
| ASTHENIA | 3,002 |
| MALAISE | 2,810 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 2,708 |
| FALL | 2,705 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 2,705 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 2,701 |
How to read oxycodone FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 180,422 voluntary reports linked to oxycodone (OxyContin, Roxicodone), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 51,490 (28.5%). Hospitalization appears on 49,832 (27.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; DEATH-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with oxycodone
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 181,998 FAERS cases (Δ 1,576 heavier vs oxycodone); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 178,147 FAERS cases (Δ 2,275 lighter vs oxycodone); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 185,533 FAERS cases (Δ 5,111 heavier vs oxycodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 174,469 FAERS cases (Δ 5,953 lighter vs oxycodone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 33.6 pp vs oxycodone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
oxycodone stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.