HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
prednisolone Side Effects
prednisolone (also sold as Orapred, Pediapred) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #38 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 45.9% mention hospitalization (79,445 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 173,227
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1999 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
prednisolone: 45.9% mention hospitalization (79,445 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #38 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for prednisolone (Orapred): 173,227 FAERS rows (1999-2025). Top named reactions: PYREXIA, DYSPNOEA, PNEUMONIA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
PYREXIA leads 8,197 of 173,227 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (41,274 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (27,831 reports, 16.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 3,645 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,553 |
| SEPSIS | 2,411 |
| PYREXIA | 1,690 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 1,648 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,397 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,343 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,340 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 1,323 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 1,300 |
| INFECTION | 1,182 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,145 |
| VOMITING | 969 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 926 |
| FATIGUE | 908 |
| MALAISE | 855 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 842 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (79,445, 45.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PYREXIA | 5,881 |
| PNEUMONIA | 4,766 |
| DYSPNOEA | 4,366 |
| DIARRHOEA | 4,024 |
| VOMITING | 3,319 |
| NAUSEA | 3,020 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 2,934 |
| SEPSIS | 2,723 |
| FATIGUE | 2,619 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 2,589 |
| ANAEMIA | 2,454 |
| MALAISE | 2,427 |
| HEADACHE | 2,349 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 2,244 |
| RASH | 2,232 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 2,206 |
| PAIN | 2,171 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 2,135 |
How to read prednisolone FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 173,227 voluntary reports linked to prednisolone (Orapred, Pediapred), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 27,831 (16.1%). Hospitalization appears on 79,445 (45.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with prednisolone
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 173,086 FAERS cases (Δ 141 lighter vs prednisolone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 174,469 FAERS cases (Δ 1,242 heavier vs prednisolone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 178,147 FAERS cases (Δ 4,920 heavier vs prednisolone); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 180,422 FAERS cases (Δ 7,195 heavier vs prednisolone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 46.0 pp vs prednisolone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
prednisolone stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.