MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
pravastatin Side Effects
pravastatin (also sold as Pravachol) sits MID-VOLUME #242 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 35.2% mention hospitalization (6,658 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 18,936
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for pravastatin. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
pravastatin: 35.2% mention hospitalization (6,658 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #242 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for pravastatin (Pravachol) (18,936 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 1,262 of 18,936 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (4,093 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,669 reports, 8.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 504 |
| DYSPNOEA | 209 |
| FALL | 209 |
| SEPSIS | 205 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 202 |
| DIARRHOEA | 198 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 186 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 171 |
| COMA | 167 |
| FATIGUE | 164 |
| DIZZINESS | 162 |
| ASCITES | 160 |
| CHILLS | 160 |
| ASTHENIA | 158 |
| INSOMNIA | 154 |
| PRURITUS | 154 |
| NAUSEA | 153 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 153 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 152 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 150 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (6,658, 35.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 423 |
| FALL | 406 |
| DYSPNOEA | 390 |
| DIARRHOEA | 364 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 301 |
| NAUSEA | 273 |
| ASTHENIA | 268 |
| FATIGUE | 267 |
| PYREXIA | 254 |
| VOMITING | 241 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 205 |
| ANAEMIA | 200 |
| HYPOTENSION | 196 |
| MALAISE | 194 |
| PAIN | 191 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 188 |
| DEHYDRATION | 187 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 178 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 174 |
How to read pravastatin FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 18,936 voluntary reports linked to pravastatin (Pravachol), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 1,669 (8.8%). Hospitalization appears on 6,658 (35.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 35.2% mention hospitalization (6,658 reports).
Read with pravastatin
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 18,851 FAERS cases (Δ 85 lighter vs pravastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 19,058 FAERS cases (Δ 122 heavier vs pravastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 18,628 FAERS cases (Δ 308 lighter vs pravastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 18,237 FAERS cases (Δ 699 lighter vs pravastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.3 pp vs pravastatin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
pravastatin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.