HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ramipril Side Effects
ramipril (also sold as Altace) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #63 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 52.7% mention hospitalization (62,948 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 119,507
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
ramipril: 52.7% mention hospitalization (62,948 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #63 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for ramipril (Altace): 119,507 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, FATIGUE, NAUSEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 8,083 of 119,507 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (30,902 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (12,637 reports, 10.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,198 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,724 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,599 |
| VOMITING | 1,545 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,520 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,499 |
| NAUSEA | 1,459 |
| PAIN | 1,433 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,371 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,370 |
| FATIGUE | 1,359 |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 1,333 |
| HYPERTENSION | 1,330 |
| RASH | 1,305 |
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 1,297 |
| PEMPHIGUS | 1,290 |
| ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT | 1,268 |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | 1,268 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 1,261 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (62,948, 52.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 5,486 |
| NAUSEA | 4,617 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 4,503 |
| VOMITING | 4,485 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 4,406 |
| DIARRHOEA | 4,309 |
| FATIGUE | 3,997 |
| FALL | 3,942 |
| DIZZINESS | 3,897 |
| ASTHENIA | 3,631 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,254 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 3,229 |
| PAIN | 3,178 |
| HYPOTENSION | 3,166 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 3,054 |
| PYREXIA | 3,022 |
| HYPERTENSION | 3,009 |
| MALAISE | 2,959 |
| HEADACHE | 2,913 |
How to read ramipril FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 119,507 voluntary reports linked to ramipril (Altace), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 12,637 (10.6%). Hospitalization appears on 62,948 (52.7%). 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 ramipril
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 118,365 FAERS cases (Δ 1,142 lighter vs ramipril); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 120,921 FAERS cases (Δ 1,414 heavier vs ramipril); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 117,869 FAERS cases (Δ 1,638 lighter vs ramipril); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 121,298 FAERS cases (Δ 1,791 heavier vs ramipril); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · 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 51.5 pp vs ramipril's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ramipril 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.