LOW-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED
piroxicam Side Effects
piroxicam (also sold as Feldene) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #376 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on FEMALE-LED: 71% of sex-coded reports are female (3,947 F / 1,608 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 6,176
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
piroxicam reporting skew - 71% of sex-coded reports are female (3,947 F / 1,608 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #376 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload WATCHLIST.
Thinner FAERS extract for piroxicam (Feldene) (6,176 reports #376 of 524 by FAERS report count). 71% of sex-coded reports are female (3,947 F / 1,608 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-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY leads 940 of 6,176 reports
FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 45-64
Female-led reporters (71% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 45-64 (1,477 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,024 reports, 16.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 361 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 350 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER | 348 |
| MOBILITY DECREASED | 346 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 345 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 343 |
| OEDEMA | 341 |
| RHEUMATOID FACTOR POSITIVE | 339 |
| DUODENAL ULCER PERFORATION | 338 |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 335 |
| VOMITING | 335 |
| C-REACTIVE PROTEIN ABNORMAL | 334 |
| ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT | 334 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 333 |
| ASTHENIA | 332 |
| ALOPECIA | 328 |
| FATIGUE | 328 |
| FOLLICULITIS | 327 |
| LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION | 327 |
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 326 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (2,479, 40.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 556 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 546 |
| NAUSEA | 539 |
| FATIGUE | 530 |
| PAIN | 503 |
| HEADACHE | 488 |
| DYSPNOEA | 487 |
| DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY | 485 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 484 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER | 480 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 477 |
| ANXIETY | 476 |
| HYPERTENSION | 476 |
| ASTHENIA | 475 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 471 |
| ARTHROPATHY | 470 |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 469 |
| VOMITING | 467 |
| ALOPECIA | 462 |
| ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT | 461 |
How to read piroxicam FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 6,176 voluntary reports linked to piroxicam (Feldene), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,024 (16.6%). Hospitalization appears on 2,479 (40.1%). 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 piroxicam
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 6,221 FAERS cases (Δ 45 heavier vs piroxicam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,109 FAERS cases (Δ 67 lighter vs piroxicam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,319 FAERS cases (Δ 143 heavier vs piroxicam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,323 FAERS cases (Δ 147 heavier vs piroxicam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 45.5 pp vs piroxicam's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
piroxicam stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.