HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY

spironolactone Side Effects

spironolactone (also sold as Aldactone) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #49 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 47.8% mention hospitalization (64,112 reports).

Data updated 2026-05-15

133,996
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

spironolactone: 47.8% mention hospitalization (64,112 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #49 of 524 by FAERS report count.

High-report extract for spironolactone (Aldactone): 133,996 FAERS rows (2001-2025). 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 (2001–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.

DYSPNOEA leads 10,389 of 133,996 reports

DYSPNOEA
10,389
FATIGUE
8,178
NAUSEA
7,818
DIARRHOEA
7,418
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
6,785
DIZZINESS
6,238
HEADACHE
5,859
HYPOTENSION
5,819
FALL
5,094
ASTHENIA
4,987
HYPERKALAEMIA
4,929
DEATH
4,916
VOMITING
4,849
CARDIAC FAILURE
4,485
PNEUMONIA
4,410
MALAISE
4,387
PAIN
4,338
COUGH
3,976

Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)

Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED

Female 73,420 (59%)
Male 51,518 (41%)
Unknown 172

Age peak 45-64 (30,035 reports)

0-17 2,695 (3%)
18-44 10,233 (11%)
45-64 30,035 (31%)
65-74 24,749 (25%)
75+ 29,426 (30%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2001 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (17,638 reports, 13.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 4,908
DYSPNOEA 1,370
CARDIAC FAILURE 1,292
PNEUMONIA 1,228
RENAL FAILURE 1,041
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 949
HYPOTENSION 869
CARDIAC ARREST 866
DIARRHOEA 858
RESPIRATORY FAILURE 793
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 790
SEPSIS 771
NAUSEA 756
FALL 731
ASTHENIA 709
FATIGUE 707
ANAEMIA 655
HEPATIC FAILURE 621
CONDITION AGGRAVATED 617
VOMITING 612

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is HEAVY (64,112, 47.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:

Reaction Reports
DYSPNOEA 6,650
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 5,029
HYPOTENSION 3,873
NAUSEA 3,844
DIARRHOEA 3,795
HYPERKALAEMIA 3,785
FALL 3,726
PNEUMONIA 3,558
FATIGUE 3,542
CARDIAC FAILURE 3,258
ASTHENIA 3,070
VOMITING 3,044
ANAEMIA 2,957
DIZZINESS 2,919
DEHYDRATION 2,717
DRUG INTERACTION 2,689
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE 2,444
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL 2,428
MALAISE 2,427
HEADACHE 2,426
How to read spironolactone FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)

FAERS holds 133,996 voluntary reports linked to spironolactone (Aldactone), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 17,638 (13.2%). Hospitalization appears on 64,112 (47.8%). 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 spironolactone

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