LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
prasugrel Side Effects
prasugrel (also sold as Effient) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #450 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 47.6% mention hospitalization (1,074 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,254
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
prasugrel: 47.6% mention hospitalization (1,074 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #450 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for prasugrel (Effient) (2,254 reports #450 of 524 by FAERS report count). 47.6% mention hospitalization (1,074 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2009–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION leads 172 of 2,254 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (712 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (251 reports, 11.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 40 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 24 |
| CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE | 22 |
| SEPSIS | 21 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 16 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 15 |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 13 |
| INTRAVENTRICULAR HAEMORRHAGE | 12 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 12 |
| DYSPNOEA | 11 |
| SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME | 11 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 11 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 10 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 10 |
| VASCULAR STENT THROMBOSIS | 10 |
| BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED | 9 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 9 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 9 |
| HAEMORRHAGE | 9 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,074, 47.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 109 |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 80 |
| DYSPNOEA | 63 |
| CHEST PAIN | 61 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 56 |
| NAUSEA | 54 |
| HYPERTENSION | 44 |
| DIZZINESS | 38 |
| VOMITING | 36 |
| CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | 34 |
| HEADACHE | 33 |
| VASCULAR STENT THROMBOSIS | 33 |
| ASTHENIA | 32 |
| ANAEMIA | 31 |
| PNEUMONIA | 31 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 30 |
| DIARRHOEA | 29 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 27 |
How to read prasugrel FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,254 voluntary reports linked to prasugrel (Effient), 2009-2025. Death is listed on 251 (11.1%). Hospitalization appears on 1,074 (47.6%). 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 prasugrel
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 2,273 FAERS cases (Δ 19 heavier vs prasugrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,229 FAERS cases (Δ 25 lighter vs prasugrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,222 FAERS cases (Δ 32 lighter vs prasugrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,289 FAERS cases (Δ 35 heavier vs prasugrel); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.0 pp vs prasugrel's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
prasugrel stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.