HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-MID
polyethylene glycol 3350 Side Effects
polyethylene glycol 3350 (also sold as MiraLAX) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #82 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-MID - 22.5% mention hospitalization (20,647 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 91,655
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2002 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
polyethylene glycol 3350: 22.5% mention hospitalization (20,647 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #82 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for polyethylene glycol 3350 (MiraLAX): 91,655 FAERS rows (2002-2025). Top named reactions: DIARRHOEA, NAUSEA, CONSTIPATION. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2002–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
DIARRHOEA leads 6,828 of 91,655 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (17,576 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (6,093 reports, 6.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,711 |
| NAUSEA | 525 |
| SEPSIS | 477 |
| CONSTIPATION | 461 |
| VOMITING | 434 |
| PNEUMONIA | 421 |
| DYSPNOEA | 420 |
| ANAEMIA | 380 |
| FATIGUE | 360 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 355 |
| ASTHENIA | 352 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 303 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 277 |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENSION | 269 |
| FALL | 268 |
| ASCITES | 262 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 262 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 262 |
| PAIN | 259 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (20,647, 22.5%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 1,945 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,756 |
| CONSTIPATION | 1,672 |
| FATIGUE | 1,571 |
| VOMITING | 1,571 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,507 |
| FALL | 1,423 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,373 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,326 |
| PAIN | 1,275 |
| PYREXIA | 1,268 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 1,188 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 1,091 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,084 |
| DEHYDRATION | 1,000 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 924 |
| HEADACHE | 848 |
| SEPSIS | 812 |
| DIZZINESS | 811 |
How to read polyethylene glycol 3350 FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 91,655 voluntary reports linked to polyethylene glycol 3350 (MiraLAX), 2002-2025. Death is listed on 6,093 (6.6%). Hospitalization appears on 20,647 (22.5%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-MID is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with polyethylene glycol 3350
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 90,652 FAERS cases (Δ 1,003 lighter vs polyethylene glycol 3350); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 90,121 FAERS cases (Δ 1,534 lighter vs polyethylene glycol 3350); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 90,083 FAERS cases (Δ 1,572 lighter vs polyethylene glycol 3350); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 89,398 FAERS cases (Δ 2,257 lighter vs polyethylene glycol 3350); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 55.5 pp vs polyethylene glycol 3350's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
polyethylene glycol 3350 stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.