MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
ticagrelor Side Effects
ticagrelor (also sold as Brilinta) sits MID-VOLUME #187 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 38.0% mention hospitalization (11,745 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 30,895
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for ticagrelor. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
ticagrelor: 38.0% mention hospitalization (11,745 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #187 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for ticagrelor (Brilinta) (30,895 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2008–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 3,952 of 30,895 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (6,398 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,383 reports, 10.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,714 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 168 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 159 |
| CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE | 114 |
| DYSPNOEA | 110 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 95 |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 94 |
| HAEMORRHAGE | 92 |
| HAEMORRHAGE INTRACRANIAL | 90 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 82 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 78 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 68 |
| PNEUMONIA | 67 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 65 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 64 |
| FALL | 59 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 57 |
| CHEST PAIN | 57 |
| CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | 56 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,745, 38.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 1,571 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,470 |
| CHEST PAIN | 882 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 538 |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 528 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 522 |
| DIZZINESS | 510 |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | 469 |
| FATIGUE | 433 |
| CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION | 427 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 425 |
| ASTHENIA | 419 |
| ANAEMIA | 378 |
| NAUSEA | 374 |
| VASCULAR STENT THROMBOSIS | 361 |
| CHEST DISCOMFORT | 327 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 326 |
| FALL | 325 |
How to read ticagrelor FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 30,895 voluntary reports linked to ticagrelor (Brilinta), 2008-2025. Death is listed on 3,383 (10.9%). Hospitalization appears on 11,745 (38.0%). Top co-reported indication: Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 38.0% mention hospitalization (11,745 reports).
Read with ticagrelor
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 31,083 FAERS cases (Δ 188 heavier vs ticagrelor); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,122 FAERS cases (Δ 227 heavier vs ticagrelor); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,164 FAERS cases (Δ 269 heavier vs ticagrelor); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,340 FAERS cases (Δ 445 heavier vs ticagrelor); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 51.2 pp vs ticagrelor's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ticagrelor stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.