LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
pindolol Side Effects
pindolol (also sold as Visken) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #498 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 33.7% mention hospitalization (261 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 774
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
pindolol: 33.7% mention hospitalization (261 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #498 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for pindolol (Visken) (774 reports #498 of 524 by FAERS report count). 33.7% mention hospitalization (261 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-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 43 of 774 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (168 reports)
Reporting taper since 2004 peak
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (63 reports, 8.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 19 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 11 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 6 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 5 |
| AGRANULOCYTOSIS | 3 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 3 |
| DYSPNOEA | 3 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 3 |
| ANAEMIA | 2 |
| ARRHYTHMIA | 2 |
| BRONCHOPNEUMONIA | 2 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 2 |
| CARDIOPULMONARY FAILURE | 2 |
| CATARACT | 2 |
| DEMENTIA ALZHEIMER'S TYPE | 2 |
| DIZZINESS | 2 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 2 |
| HOSPITALISATION | 2 |
| HYPERKALAEMIA | 2 |
| HYPERTENSION | 2 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (261, 33.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG INTERACTION | 26 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 21 |
| FALL | 18 |
| PNEUMONIA | 18 |
| MUSCULAR WEAKNESS | 15 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 15 |
| DYSPNOEA | 14 |
| MYALGIA | 13 |
| CHROMATURIA | 12 |
| HYPOTENSION | 12 |
| NAUSEA | 12 |
| DIZZINESS | 11 |
| BACK PAIN | 10 |
| HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED | 10 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 10 |
| BLOOD CREATININE INCREASED | 9 |
| HOSPITALISATION | 9 |
| PAIN | 9 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 8 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 8 |
How to read pindolol FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 774 voluntary reports linked to pindolol (Visken), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 63 (8.1%). Hospitalization appears on 261 (33.7%). 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 pindolol
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 762 FAERS cases (Δ 12 lighter vs pindolol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 799 FAERS cases (Δ 25 heavier vs pindolol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 741 FAERS cases (Δ 33 lighter vs pindolol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 826 FAERS cases (Δ 52 heavier vs pindolol); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.0 pp vs pindolol's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
pindolol stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.