HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
vancomycin Side Effects
vancomycin (also sold as Vancocin) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #132 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 54.2% mention hospitalization (30,109 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 55,549
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1999 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
vancomycin: 54.2% mention hospitalization (30,109 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #132 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for vancomycin (Vancocin): 55,549 FAERS rows (1999-2025). Top named reactions: ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, PYREXIA, DRUG REACTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1999–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY leads 4,178 of 55,549 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (15,132 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (11,029 reports, 19.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,233 |
| SEPSIS | 1,034 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 990 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 956 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 866 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 833 |
| PNEUMONIA | 780 |
| PYREXIA | 721 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 675 |
| HYPOTENSION | 629 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 579 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 508 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 507 |
| PAIN | 492 |
| DIARRHOEA | 456 |
| RENAL IMPAIRMENT | 422 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 420 |
| DYSPNOEA | 413 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (30,109, 54.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 2,777 |
| PYREXIA | 2,442 |
| SEPSIS | 1,441 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,436 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,361 |
| DRUG REACTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS | 1,348 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,295 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 1,239 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,116 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 1,087 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,054 |
| NAUSEA | 1,049 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 1,027 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 974 |
| VOMITING | 933 |
| RASH | 922 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 920 |
| ANAEMIA | 875 |
How to read vancomycin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 55,549 voluntary reports linked to vancomycin (Vancocin), 1999-2025. Death is listed on 11,029 (19.9%). Hospitalization appears on 30,109 (54.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with vancomycin
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 55,389 FAERS cases (Δ 160 lighter vs vancomycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,714 FAERS cases (Δ 165 heavier vs vancomycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,325 FAERS cases (Δ 224 lighter vs vancomycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,835 FAERS cases (Δ 286 heavier vs vancomycin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 42.3 pp vs vancomycin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
vancomycin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.