MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
triazolam Side Effects
triazolam (also sold as Halcion) sits MID-VOLUME #336 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 43.0% mention hospitalization (3,668 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 8,521
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for triazolam. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
triazolam: 43.0% mention hospitalization (3,668 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #336 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for triazolam (Halcion) (8,521 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.
DRUG ABUSE leads 519 of 8,521 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,850 reports)
Reporting taper since 2004 peak
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (1,218 reports, 14.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 222 |
| DEATH | 200 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 135 |
| PNEUMONIA | 80 |
| OVERDOSE | 76 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 46 |
| DIARRHOEA | 46 |
| INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE | 46 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 46 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 42 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 41 |
| NAUSEA | 40 |
| PYREXIA | 40 |
| VOMITING | 40 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 37 |
| DEPRESSED LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 34 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 34 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 33 |
| FALL | 32 |
| DYSPNOEA | 31 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (3,668, 43.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DRUG ABUSE | 321 |
| SOPOR | 286 |
| PYREXIA | 197 |
| FALL | 194 |
| OVERDOSE | 193 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 182 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 167 |
| PNEUMONIA | 162 |
| NAUSEA | 153 |
| DYSPNOEA | 146 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 144 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 140 |
| VOMITING | 138 |
| DIARRHOEA | 134 |
| MALAISE | 119 |
| INTENTIONAL SELF-INJURY | 116 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 115 |
| DEHYDRATION | 114 |
| DIZZINESS | 114 |
| ASTHENIA | 107 |
How to read triazolam FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 8,521 voluntary reports linked to triazolam (Halcion), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 1,218 (14.3%). Hospitalization appears on 3,668 (43.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 43.0% mention hospitalization (3,668 reports).
Read with triazolam
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 8,530 FAERS cases (Δ 9 heavier vs triazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,574 FAERS cases (Δ 53 heavier vs triazolam); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,461 FAERS cases (Δ 60 lighter vs triazolam); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 8,426 FAERS cases (Δ 95 lighter vs triazolam); 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 47.8 pp vs triazolam's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
triazolam stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.