MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ropinirole Side Effects
ropinirole (also sold as Requip) sits MID-VOLUME #275 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 30.6% mention hospitalization (4,485 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 14,664
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for ropinirole. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
ropinirole: 30.6% mention hospitalization (4,485 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #275 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for ropinirole (Requip) (14,664 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FALL leads 1,004 of 14,664 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (3,446 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,369 reports, 9.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 622 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 139 |
| FALL | 76 |
| PNEUMONIA | 74 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 63 |
| PARKINSON^S DISEASE | 63 |
| HALLUCINATION | 56 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 53 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 52 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 49 |
| DYSPNOEA | 46 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 39 |
| ASTHENIA | 37 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 33 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 33 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 32 |
| NAUSEA | 32 |
| SEPSIS | 31 |
| DIARRHOEA | 30 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (4,485, 30.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 551 |
| DYSPNOEA | 328 |
| PNEUMONIA | 314 |
| FATIGUE | 285 |
| NAUSEA | 253 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 235 |
| HALLUCINATION | 224 |
| ASTHENIA | 223 |
| PAIN | 213 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 196 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 195 |
| DIZZINESS | 194 |
| DIARRHOEA | 185 |
| DYSKINESIA | 179 |
| GAIT DISTURBANCE | 178 |
| MALAISE | 175 |
| VOMITING | 173 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 160 |
| HYPOTENSION | 152 |
How to read ropinirole FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 14,664 voluntary reports linked to ropinirole (Requip), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,369 (9.3%). Hospitalization appears on 4,485 (30.6%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 30.6% mention hospitalization (4,485 reports).
Read with ropinirole
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 14,896 FAERS cases (Δ 232 heavier vs ropinirole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,399 FAERS cases (Δ 265 lighter vs ropinirole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,954 FAERS cases (Δ 290 heavier vs ropinirole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 14,997 FAERS cases (Δ 333 heavier vs ropinirole); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.8 pp vs ropinirole's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ropinirole stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.