MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
telmisartan Side Effects
telmisartan (also sold as Micardis) sits MID-VOLUME #177 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 44.5% mention hospitalization (14,967 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 33,611
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for telmisartan. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
telmisartan: 44.5% mention hospitalization (14,967 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #177 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for telmisartan (Micardis) (33,611 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 2,059 of 33,611 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (7,961 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,166 reports, 9.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 660 |
| SEPSIS | 360 |
| DIARRHOEA | 340 |
| DYSPNOEA | 326 |
| FALL | 315 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 312 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 283 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 276 |
| DIZZINESS | 275 |
| FATIGUE | 268 |
| ASTHENIA | 267 |
| HEADACHE | 266 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 263 |
| ASCITES | 258 |
| TACHYCARDIA | 258 |
| NAUSEA | 255 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 254 |
| PYREXIA | 251 |
| HAEMATEMESIS | 249 |
| PNEUMONIA | 249 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (14,967, 44.5% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 1,015 |
| PNEUMONIA | 906 |
| NAUSEA | 892 |
| DYSPNOEA | 784 |
| FATIGUE | 777 |
| VOMITING | 774 |
| PYREXIA | 743 |
| DIARRHOEA | 700 |
| MALAISE | 684 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 678 |
| ASTHENIA | 663 |
| PAIN | 651 |
| HYPOTENSION | 641 |
| HYPERTENSION | 634 |
| HEADACHE | 609 |
| BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED | 571 |
| ANAEMIA | 533 |
| DIZZINESS | 505 |
How to read telmisartan FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 33,611 voluntary reports linked to telmisartan (Micardis), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 3,166 (9.4%). Hospitalization appears on 14,967 (44.5%). Top co-reported indication: Hypertension.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 44.5% mention hospitalization (14,967 reports).
Read with telmisartan
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 33,620 FAERS cases (Δ 9 heavier vs telmisartan); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,477 FAERS cases (Δ 134 lighter vs telmisartan); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,247 FAERS cases (Δ 364 lighter vs telmisartan); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 33,054 FAERS cases (Δ 557 lighter vs telmisartan); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
telmisartan stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.