HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-MID

pioglitazone Side Effects

pioglitazone (also sold as Actos) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #156 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-MID - 27.1% mention hospitalization (11,530 reports).

Data updated 2026-05-15

42,504
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2004 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

pioglitazone: 27.1% mention hospitalization (11,530 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #156 of 524 by FAERS report count.

High-report extract for pioglitazone (Actos): 42,504 FAERS rows (2004-2025). Top named reactions: BLADDER CANCER, BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.

BLADDER CANCER leads 8,736 of 42,504 reports

BLADDER CANCER
8,736
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED
3,385
NAUSEA
2,919
WEIGHT DECREASED
2,083
DIARRHOEA
1,679
DEATH
1,541
FATIGUE
1,480
VOMITING
1,432
DYSPNOEA
1,408
DIZZINESS
1,405
DECREASED APPETITE
1,391
WEIGHT INCREASED
1,294
BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED
1,201
ASTHENIA
1,154
HEADACHE
1,090
FALL
1,013
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL
1,005
PAIN
945
RENAL FAILURE
936

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 15,874 (46%)
Male 18,330 (53%)
Unknown 246

Age peak 45-64 (9,898 reports)

0-17 272 (1%)
18-44 1,450 (6%)
45-64 9,898 (42%)
65-74 7,152 (30%)
75+ 4,747 (20%)

Reporting taper since 2004 peak

2004 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,296 reports, 10.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
BLADDER CANCER 1,732
DEATH 1,539
RENAL FAILURE 204
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 180
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 142
PNEUMONIA 139
DYSPNOEA 137
COMPLETED SUICIDE 120
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 119
SEPSIS 116
PAIN 103
NAUSEA 102
ASTHENIA 100
ANXIETY 98
CARDIAC ARREST 98
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 97
DIARRHOEA 97
HYPERTENSION 96
ANAEMIA 92
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 92

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization mid-share (11,530, 27.1%). Co-reported reactions:

Reaction Reports
NAUSEA 751
DYSPNOEA 736
FALL 672
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 645
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED 616
VOMITING 576
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 546
ASTHENIA 531
PNEUMONIA 530
DIARRHOEA 512
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL 458
RENAL FAILURE 453
HYPOGLYCAEMIA 447
FATIGUE 442
WEIGHT DECREASED 428
CHEST PAIN 423
DEHYDRATION 419
DIZZINESS 410
WEIGHT INCREASED 407
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 405
How to read pioglitazone FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)

FAERS holds 42,504 voluntary reports linked to pioglitazone (Actos), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 4,296 (10.1%). Hospitalization appears on 11,530 (27.1%). Top co-reported indication: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-MID is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.

Read with pioglitazone

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.