LOW-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED
phentermine Side Effects
phentermine (also sold as Adipex-P, Lomaira) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #377 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on FEMALE-LED: 86% of sex-coded reports are female (4,729 F / 772 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 6,109
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
phentermine reporting skew - 86% of sex-coded reports are female (4,729 F / 772 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #377 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload WATCHLIST.
Thinner FAERS extract for phentermine (Adipex-P) (6,109 reports #377 of 524 by FAERS report count). 86% of sex-coded reports are female (4,729 F / 772 M). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
NAUSEA leads 475 of 6,109 reports
FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 18-44
Female-led reporters (86% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 18-44 (1,819 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (390 reports, 6.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 95 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 91 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 77 |
| DEATH | 60 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 43 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 42 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 33 |
| OVERDOSE | 17 |
| POISONING | 15 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 12 |
| SUSPECTED SUICIDE | 12 |
| HYPOTENSION | 10 |
| INTENTIONAL DRUG MISUSE | 9 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 9 |
| COMA | 8 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 7 |
| DRUG TOXICITY | 7 |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIA | 7 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 7 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 7 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (1,481, 24.2%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PAIN | 186 |
| NAUSEA | 154 |
| ANXIETY | 134 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 127 |
| INJURY | 110 |
| VOMITING | 100 |
| DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS | 98 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 90 |
| DYSPNOEA | 86 |
| CHOLECYSTITIS CHRONIC | 83 |
| HEADACHE | 81 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 79 |
| FATIGUE | 75 |
| EMOTIONAL DISTRESS | 74 |
| CHEST PAIN | 72 |
| DEPRESSION | 70 |
| CHOLELITHIASIS | 67 |
| DIARRHOEA | 65 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 65 |
How to read phentermine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 6,109 voluntary reports linked to phentermine (Adipex-P, Lomaira), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 390 (6.4%). Hospitalization appears on 1,481 (24.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and FEMALE-LED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with phentermine
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 6,176 FAERS cases (Δ 67 heavier vs phentermine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,221 FAERS cases (Δ 112 heavier vs phentermine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,992 FAERS cases (Δ 117 lighter vs phentermine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,936 FAERS cases (Δ 173 lighter vs phentermine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.7 pp vs phentermine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
phentermine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.