LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
penicillin V Side Effects
penicillin V (also sold as Pen-Vee K) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #445 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-MID: 25.5% mention hospitalization (612 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,398
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
penicillin V: 25.5% mention hospitalization (612 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #445 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for penicillin V (Pen-Vee K) (2,398 reports #445 of 524 by FAERS report count). 25.5% mention hospitalization (612 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY leads 457 of 2,398 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (391 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (171 reports, 7.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 85 |
| DYSPNOEA | 52 |
| ANXIETY | 48 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 48 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 46 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 44 |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS | 40 |
| HAEMOPTYSIS | 40 |
| HYPOXIA | 40 |
| THROMBOSIS | 40 |
| ASTHMA | 39 |
| FULL BLOOD COUNT ABNORMAL | 39 |
| ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY POSITIVE | 38 |
| ARTERIOSCLEROSIS CORONARY ARTERY | 38 |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS ALLERGIC | 38 |
| DUST ALLERGY | 38 |
| EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS | 38 |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | 38 |
| MITE ALLERGY | 38 |
| MYCOTIC ALLERGY | 38 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (612, 25.5%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 118 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 95 |
| ANXIETY | 94 |
| ASTHMA | 84 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 84 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 80 |
| OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISORDER | 75 |
| WHEEZING | 75 |
| THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE | 74 |
| PRODUCTIVE COUGH | 72 |
| LUNG DISORDER | 71 |
| THROMBOSIS | 71 |
| HYPOXIA | 70 |
| PULMONARY FIBROSIS | 70 |
| HAEMOPTYSIS | 69 |
| NEURITIS | 69 |
| NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOM | 69 |
| PULMONARY ALVEOLAR HAEMORRHAGE | 69 |
| SLEEP DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION | 69 |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | 68 |
How to read penicillin V FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 2,398 voluntary reports linked to penicillin V (Pen-Vee K), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 171 (7.1%). Hospitalization appears on 612 (25.5%). 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 penicillin V
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 2,415 FAERS cases (Δ 17 heavier vs penicillin V); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,380 FAERS cases (Δ 18 lighter vs penicillin V); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,425 FAERS cases (Δ 27 heavier vs penicillin V); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,439 FAERS cases (Δ 41 heavier vs penicillin V); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.0 pp vs penicillin V's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
penicillin V stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.