HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
rosuvastatin Side Effects
rosuvastatin (also sold as Crestor) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #31 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 31.1% mention hospitalization (60,611 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 194,743
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2004 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
rosuvastatin: 31.1% mention hospitalization (60,611 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #31 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for rosuvastatin (Crestor): 194,743 FAERS rows (2004-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, NAUSEA, DYSPNOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 11,700 of 194,743 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (49,058 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (11,716 reports, 6.0%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 4,212 |
| PNEUMONIA | 619 |
| DYSPNOEA | 592 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 583 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 518 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 510 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 474 |
| ASTHENIA | 400 |
| SEPSIS | 388 |
| NAUSEA | 387 |
| FATIGUE | 386 |
| DIARRHOEA | 384 |
| FALL | 370 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 324 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 323 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 316 |
| HYPOTENSION | 296 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 273 |
| PYREXIA | 271 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (60,611, 31.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 4,090 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 3,518 |
| FALL | 3,443 |
| NAUSEA | 3,384 |
| DIARRHOEA | 3,216 |
| FATIGUE | 3,191 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,131 |
| ASTHENIA | 3,079 |
| VOMITING | 2,653 |
| PAIN | 2,459 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 2,438 |
| MALAISE | 2,346 |
| HYPOTENSION | 2,282 |
| DIZZINESS | 2,273 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 2,248 |
| PYREXIA | 2,194 |
| HEADACHE | 2,032 |
| CHEST PAIN | 2,028 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 1,981 |
How to read rosuvastatin FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 194,743 voluntary reports linked to rosuvastatin (Crestor), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 11,716 (6.0%). Hospitalization appears on 60,611 (31.1%). 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 rosuvastatin
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 196,342 FAERS cases (Δ 1,599 heavier vs rosuvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 192,921 FAERS cases (Δ 1,822 lighter vs rosuvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 197,074 FAERS cases (Δ 2,331 heavier vs rosuvastatin); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 197,405 FAERS cases (Δ 2,662 heavier vs rosuvastatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · 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 56.1 pp vs rosuvastatin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
rosuvastatin 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.