LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
pitavastatin Side Effects
pitavastatin (also sold as Livalo) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #428 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 44.6% mention hospitalization (1,405 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 3,148
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
pitavastatin: 44.6% mention hospitalization (1,405 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #428 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for pitavastatin (Livalo) (3,148 reports #428 of 524 by FAERS report count). 44.6% mention hospitalization (1,405 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.
MYALGIA leads 408 of 3,148 reports
Who reports · age peak 65-74 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 65-74 (772 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (561 reports, 17.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 233 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 229 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 229 |
| DIARRHOEA | 227 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 223 |
| DYSPNOEA | 221 |
| SEPSIS | 221 |
| FALL | 219 |
| OCULAR DISCOMFORT | 217 |
| PRURITUS | 216 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 215 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 215 |
| ASCITES | 214 |
| EYE PAIN | 214 |
| DIZZINESS | 213 |
| HEAD DISCOMFORT | 213 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 212 |
| BLINDNESS | 212 |
| CHILLS | 212 |
| COMA | 211 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,405, 44.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 92 |
| PNEUMONIA | 73 |
| DIARRHOEA | 67 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 59 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 58 |
| MALAISE | 55 |
| ANAEMIA | 54 |
| HEPATIC FUNCTION ABNORMAL | 53 |
| NAUSEA | 44 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 43 |
| DYSPNOEA | 42 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 41 |
| DIZZINESS | 40 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 39 |
| DEHYDRATION | 39 |
| FALL | 39 |
| CEREBRAL INFARCTION | 36 |
| RENAL IMPAIRMENT | 35 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 33 |
How to read pitavastatin FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 3,148 voluntary reports linked to pitavastatin (Livalo), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 561 (17.8%). Hospitalization appears on 1,405 (44.6%). 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 pitavastatin
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 3,152 FAERS cases (Δ 4 heavier vs pitavastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,219 FAERS cases (Δ 71 heavier vs pitavastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,228 FAERS cases (Δ 80 heavier vs pitavastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 3,245 FAERS cases (Δ 97 heavier vs pitavastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 44.3 pp vs pitavastatin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
pitavastatin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.