MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
sucralfate Side Effects
sucralfate (also sold as Carafate) sits MID-VOLUME #221 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 38.8% mention hospitalization (8,938 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 23,037
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for sucralfate. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
sucralfate: 38.8% mention hospitalization (8,938 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #221 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for sucralfate (Carafate) (23,037 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1997–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 2,262 of 23,037 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (5,620 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,262 reports, 9.8%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 879 |
| PNEUMONIA | 177 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 168 |
| NAUSEA | 148 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 135 |
| ANAEMIA | 130 |
| DYSPNOEA | 129 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 123 |
| FATIGUE | 122 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 121 |
| DIARRHOEA | 113 |
| SEPSIS | 112 |
| HYPOTENSION | 106 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 103 |
| VOMITING | 102 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 99 |
| DISEASE PROGRESSION | 93 |
| ASTHENIA | 91 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 81 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (8,938, 38.8% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| NAUSEA | 1,051 |
| DIARRHOEA | 803 |
| VOMITING | 778 |
| PNEUMONIA | 762 |
| DYSPNOEA | 717 |
| FATIGUE | 715 |
| PAIN | 702 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 607 |
| HEADACHE | 580 |
| PYREXIA | 577 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 564 |
| ANAEMIA | 561 |
| ASTHENIA | 524 |
| MALAISE | 523 |
| FALL | 515 |
| DEHYDRATION | 454 |
| CONSTIPATION | 443 |
| DIZZINESS | 440 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 430 |
How to read sucralfate FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 23,037 voluntary reports linked to sucralfate (Carafate), 1997-2025. Death is listed on 2,262 (9.8%). Hospitalization appears on 8,938 (38.8%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 38.8% mention hospitalization (8,938 reports).
Read with sucralfate
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 23,107 FAERS cases (Δ 70 heavier vs sucralfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 23,287 FAERS cases (Δ 250 heavier vs sucralfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 22,775 FAERS cases (Δ 262 lighter vs sucralfate); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 22,750 FAERS cases (Δ 287 lighter vs sucralfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.3 pp vs sucralfate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
sucralfate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.