MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
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senna (also sold as Senokot) sits MID-VOLUME #236 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 51.2% mention hospitalization (10,339 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 20,197
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for senna. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
senna: 51.2% mention hospitalization (10,339 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #236 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for senna (Senokot) (20,197 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.
NAUSEA leads 1,390 of 20,197 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (4,634 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,098 reports, 15.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,046 |
| PNEUMONIA | 315 |
| DYSPNOEA | 239 |
| SEPSIS | 188 |
| PYREXIA | 170 |
| FATIGUE | 165 |
| VOMITING | 159 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 149 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 148 |
| NAUSEA | 148 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 144 |
| ASTHENIA | 140 |
| FALL | 132 |
| PAIN | 123 |
| CONSTIPATION | 122 |
| DIARRHOEA | 122 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 122 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 117 |
| LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION | 114 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (10,339, 51.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 836 |
| NAUSEA | 741 |
| DYSPNOEA | 734 |
| VOMITING | 663 |
| FALL | 637 |
| PYREXIA | 625 |
| DIARRHOEA | 613 |
| FATIGUE | 591 |
| CONSTIPATION | 583 |
| ASTHENIA | 504 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 449 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 446 |
| PAIN | 416 |
| SEPSIS | 416 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 408 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 402 |
| ANAEMIA | 401 |
| DEHYDRATION | 397 |
| MALAISE | 397 |
| HYPOTENSION | 388 |
How to read senna FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 20,197 voluntary reports linked to senna (Senokot), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 3,098 (15.3%). Hospitalization appears on 10,339 (51.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 51.2% mention hospitalization (10,339 reports).
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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 19,947 FAERS cases (Δ 250 lighter vs senna); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 20,452 FAERS cases (Δ 255 heavier vs senna); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 20,453 FAERS cases (Δ 256 heavier vs senna); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 19,891 FAERS cases (Δ 306 lighter vs senna); 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 46.8 pp vs senna's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
senna stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.