LOW-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED

raloxifene Side Effects

raloxifene (also sold as Evista) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #447 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on FEMALE-LED: 98% of sex-coded reports are female (2,091 F / 34 M).

Data updated 2026-05-15

2,311
FAERS reports

Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.

raloxifene reporting skew - 98% of sex-coded reports are female (2,091 F / 34 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #447 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload SIGNAL.

Thinner FAERS extract for raloxifene (Evista) (2,311 reports #447 of 524 by FAERS report count). 98% of sex-coded reports are female (2,091 F / 34 M). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.

FATIGUE leads 143 of 2,311 reports

FATIGUE
143
ARTHRALGIA
109
DIARRHOEA
109
FALL
107
NAUSEA
106
HEADACHE
97
DIZZINESS
88
PAIN
85
DYSPNOEA
82
BACK PAIN
80
PRURITUS
76
PAIN IN EXTREMITY
73
ASTHENIA
69
DEATH
69
RASH
65
COUGH
60
MUSCLE SPASMS
56
GAIT DISTURBANCE
54

FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 65-74

Female-led reporters (98% of sex-coded rows)

Female 2,091 (98%)
Male 34 (2%)

Age peak 65-74 (540 reports)

0-17 8 (1%)
18-44 21 (1%)
45-64 338 (24%)
65-74 540 (38%)
75+ 500 (36%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2004 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (155 reports, 6.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 69
CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST 9
DYSPNOEA 9
PNEUMONIA 9
DIARRHOEA 8
ASTHENIA 7
COMPLETED SUICIDE 7
FATIGUE 7
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 6
NAUSEA 6
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 6
SEPSIS 6
ANAEMIA 5
HEADACHE 5
PAIN 5
ASCITES 4
BACTERAEMIA 4
CARDIAC DISORDER 4
DEHYDRATION 4
DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY 4

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization mid-share (632, 27.3%). Co-reported reactions:

Reaction Reports
FALL 44
PNEUMONIA 39
DIARRHOEA 32
DYSPNOEA 29
NAUSEA 27
PULMONARY EMBOLISM 25
FATIGUE 23
DIZZINESS 22
URINARY TRACT INFECTION 22
ASTHENIA 21
PAIN 21
PYREXIA 19
BACK PAIN 18
DECREASED APPETITE 18
VOMITING 18
ABDOMINAL PAIN 17
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 17
CONSTIPATION 17
COUGH 17
How to read raloxifene FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)

FAERS holds 2,311 voluntary reports linked to raloxifene (Evista), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 155 (6.7%). Hospitalization appears on 632 (27.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.

Sparse extract - named reactions and FEMALE-LED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.

Read with raloxifene

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.