HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
prednisone Side Effects
prednisone (also sold as Deltasone, Rayos) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #4 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 34.4% mention hospitalization (166,315 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 482,856
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1995 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
prednisone: 34.4% mention hospitalization (166,315 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #4 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for prednisone (Deltasone): 482,856 FAERS rows (1995-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, PAIN, DYSPNOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1995–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 39,612 of 482,856 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (121,916 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (50,090 reports, 10.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 13,523 |
| PNEUMONIA | 4,699 |
| DYSPNOEA | 3,474 |
| FATIGUE | 3,328 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,987 |
| PYREXIA | 2,834 |
| SEPSIS | 2,785 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 2,784 |
| INFECTION | 2,732 |
| PAIN | 2,721 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 2,704 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 2,697 |
| VOMITING | 2,683 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,610 |
| NAUSEA | 2,444 |
| HYPERTENSION | 2,390 |
| RASH | 2,371 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 2,351 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (166,315, 34.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 17,194 |
| PNEUMONIA | 15,826 |
| FATIGUE | 13,742 |
| PYREXIA | 12,519 |
| DIARRHOEA | 12,362 |
| PAIN | 12,134 |
| NAUSEA | 11,842 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 10,945 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 10,637 |
| VOMITING | 9,741 |
| MALAISE | 9,448 |
| HEADACHE | 9,416 |
| ASTHENIA | 9,295 |
| ASTHMA | 8,621 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 7,835 |
| COUGH | 7,703 |
| FALL | 7,421 |
| RASH | 7,260 |
How to read prednisone FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 482,856 voluntary reports linked to prednisone (Deltasone, Rayos), 1995-2025. Death is listed on 50,090 (10.4%). Hospitalization appears on 166,315 (34.4%). 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 prednisone
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 518,554 FAERS cases (Δ 35,698 heavier vs prednisone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 417,458 FAERS cases (Δ 65,398 lighter vs prednisone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 411,692 FAERS cases (Δ 71,164 lighter vs prednisone); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 410,053 FAERS cases (Δ 72,803 lighter vs prednisone); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.7 pp vs prednisone's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
prednisone 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.