LOW-VOLUME · SEX-BALANCED
permethrin Side Effects
permethrin (also sold as Elimite, Nix) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #468 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on SEX-BALANCED: 68% of sex-coded reports are female (975 F / 462 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 1,707
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
permethrin reporting skew - 68% of sex-coded reports are female (975 F / 462 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #468 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload SIGNAL.
Thinner FAERS extract for permethrin (Elimite) (1,707 reports #468 of 524 by FAERS report count). 68% of sex-coded reports are female (975 F / 462 M). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
PRURITUS leads 139 of 1,707 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (354 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death appears on 59 reports (3.5% - MARKED). Reactions below co-occur in those rows only.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 28 |
| VISION BLURRED | 12 |
| FATIGUE | 10 |
| CELLULITIS | 6 |
| CONSTIPATION | 6 |
| HEADACHE | 6 |
| INCORRECT ROUTE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | 6 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 6 |
| SKIN INFECTION | 6 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 6 |
| ACARODERMATITIS | 5 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 5 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 5 |
| PULMONARY MASS | 5 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 4 |
| END STAGE RENAL DISEASE | 4 |
| LYMPHOEDEMA | 4 |
| METASTASES TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 4 |
| NEPHROGENIC ANAEMIA | 4 |
| DRUG REACTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS | 3 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (228, 13.4%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PAIN | 23 |
| DYSPNOEA | 22 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 21 |
| ANXIETY | 19 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 18 |
| VOMITING | 17 |
| ASTHENIA | 16 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 14 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 13 |
| HYPERTENSION | 12 |
| PYELONEPHRITIS | 12 |
| RASH | 12 |
| DEPRESSION | 11 |
| HEADACHE | 11 |
| NAUSEA | 11 |
| CHOLECYSTITIS CHRONIC | 9 |
| DIARRHOEA | 9 |
| INSOMNIA | 9 |
| PAPULE | 9 |
| PRURITUS | 9 |
How to read permethrin FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 1,707 voluntary reports linked to permethrin (Elimite, Nix), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 59 (3.5%). Hospitalization appears on 228 (13.4%). Top co-reported indication: Lice Infestation.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with permethrin
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,714 FAERS cases (Δ 7 heavier vs permethrin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,797 FAERS cases (Δ 90 heavier vs permethrin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,829 FAERS cases (Δ 122 heavier vs permethrin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 1,831 FAERS cases (Δ 124 heavier vs permethrin); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 58.7 pp vs permethrin's DEATH-MARKED): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
permethrin stamps SIGNAL · SEX-BALANCED; class peers and methodology beat restating the same FAERS caveats on every effects URL.