HIGH-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED

upadacitinib Side Effects

upadacitinib (also sold as Rinvoq) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #99 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: FEMALE-LED - 71% of sex-coded reports are female (48,021 F / 20,013 M).

Data updated 2026-05-15

72,798
FAERS reports

FAERS voluntary reports, 2016 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.

upadacitinib reporting skew - 71% of sex-coded reports are female (48,021 F / 20,013 M). Volume band HIGH-VOLUME #99 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload CASELOAD.

High-report extract for upadacitinib (Rinvoq): 72,798 FAERS rows (2016-2025). Top named reactions: PAIN, ARTHRALGIA, COVID-19. Outcome stamps DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2016–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.

PAIN leads 4,942 of 72,798 reports

PAIN
4,942
ARTHRALGIA
4,342
COVID-19
3,131
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
3,037
PAIN IN EXTREMITY
2,575
FATIGUE
2,433
FALL
2,255
SURGERY
2,204
HEADACHE
1,792
THERAPY INTERRUPTED
1,783
PNEUMONIA
1,779
DEATH
1,630
BACK PAIN
1,598
DIARRHOEA
1,583
PERIPHERAL SWELLING
1,583
NAUSEA
1,567
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
1,567
ILLNESS
1,488
NASOPHARYNGITIS
1,478

FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 45-64

Female-led reporters (71% of sex-coded rows)

Female 48,021 (71%)
Male 20,013 (29%)
Unknown 11

Age peak 45-64 (17,577 reports)

0-17 675 (2%)
18-44 7,186 (18%)
45-64 17,577 (45%)
65-74 8,884 (23%)
75+ 4,637 (12%)

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Reactions in Death Reports

Death appears on 2,641 reports (3.6% - MARKED). Reactions below co-occur in those rows only.

Reaction Reports
DEATH 1,572
PNEUMONIA 206
COVID-19 131
DYSPNOEA 129
PYREXIA 115
INFECTION 114
MALAISE 113
GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION 107
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 106
PAIN 105
DIARRHOEA 101
HYPERTENSION 101
VOMITING 101
FATIGUE 100
NASOPHARYNGITIS 100
CONDITION AGGRAVATED 98
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER 97
ARTHRALGIA 97
NAUSEA 97
DUODENAL ULCER PERFORATION 96

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization mid-share (17,708, 24.3%). Co-reported reactions:

Reaction Reports
PNEUMONIA 1,209
PAIN 1,201
COVID-19 1,089
FALL 1,025
ARTHRALGIA 998
PYREXIA 726
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 723
URINARY TRACT INFECTION 690
FATIGUE 645
DYSPNOEA 644
DIARRHOEA 626
VOMITING 588
PAIN IN EXTREMITY 585
NAUSEA 578
MALAISE 542
SEPSIS 520
ASTHENIA 491
BACK PAIN 478
HOSPITALISATION 471
How to read upadacitinib FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID)

FAERS holds 72,798 voluntary reports linked to upadacitinib (Rinvoq), 2016-2025. Death is listed on 2,641 (3.6%). Hospitalization appears on 17,708 (24.3%). Top co-reported indication: Rheumatoid Arthritis.

CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; FEMALE-LED is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.

Read with upadacitinib

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