HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY

rivaroxaban Side Effects

rivaroxaban (also sold as Xarelto) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #26 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 50.2% mention hospitalization (102,060 reports).

Data updated 2026-05-15

203,269
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2007 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

rivaroxaban: 50.2% mention hospitalization (102,060 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #26 of 524 by FAERS report count.

High-report extract for rivaroxaban (Xarelto): 203,269 FAERS rows (2007-2025). Top named reactions: GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE, HAEMORRHAGE, DYSPNOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2007–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.

GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE leads 21,559 of 203,269 reports

GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE
21,559
HAEMORRHAGE
7,714
DYSPNOEA
7,149
EPISTAXIS
6,698
FATIGUE
6,546
DEATH
6,030
FALL
6,003
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
5,962
ANAEMIA
5,590
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
5,543
DIARRHOEA
5,496
DIZZINESS
5,364
NAUSEA
5,235
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
5,152
RECTAL HAEMORRHAGE
5,129
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
5,094
THROMBOSIS
4,915
HAEMATURIA
4,908

Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 91,224 (50%)
Male 91,403 (50%)
Unknown 1,139

Age peak 75+ (56,115 reports)

0-17 2,873 (2%)
18-44 8,377 (6%)
45-64 32,734 (23%)
65-74 39,786 (28%)
75+ 56,115 (40%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2007 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (26,830 reports, 13.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 6,020
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 4,743
CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE 1,638
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 1,448
FALL 1,173
HAEMORRHAGE 1,142
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 988
HAEMORRHAGE INTRACRANIAL 986
EPISTAXIS 973
INTERNAL HAEMORRHAGE 964
RECTAL HAEMORRHAGE 916
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT 853
HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE 851
HAEMATURIA 797
PNEUMONIA 770
ANAEMIA 650
DYSPNOEA 647
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 628
PULMONARY EMBOLISM 616

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is HEAVY (102,060, 50.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:

Reaction Reports
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 18,375
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 4,523
FALL 4,303
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE 4,289
ANAEMIA 4,247
DYSPNOEA 4,166
RECTAL HAEMORRHAGE 4,053
EPISTAXIS 3,970
HAEMATURIA 3,456
HAEMORRHAGE 3,227
PULMONARY EMBOLISM 3,212
PNEUMONIA 2,917
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT 2,873
INTERNAL HAEMORRHAGE 2,780
CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE 2,519
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 2,461
FATIGUE 2,459
ASTHENIA 2,405
NAUSEA 2,403
How to read rivaroxaban FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)

FAERS holds 203,269 voluntary reports linked to rivaroxaban (Xarelto), 2007-2025. Death is listed on 26,830 (13.2%). Hospitalization appears on 102,060 (50.2%). 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 rivaroxaban

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