LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
zinc sulfate Side Effects
zinc sulfate (also sold as Zinc, Orazinc) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #437 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,216 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,699
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
zinc sulfate: 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,216 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #437 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for zinc sulfate (Zinc) (2,699 reports #437 of 524 by FAERS report count). 45.1% mention hospitalization (1,216 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DIARRHOEA leads 215 of 2,699 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (686 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (383 reports, 14.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 151 |
| ANAEMIA | 36 |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM | 33 |
| COVID-19 | 31 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 29 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 27 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 26 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 26 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 26 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 25 |
| RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION | 25 |
| RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION VIRAL | 25 |
| PNEUMONIA | 24 |
| RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION BACTERIAL | 24 |
| HYPOTENSION | 23 |
| SEPSIS | 21 |
| DIARRHOEA | 19 |
| NAUSEA | 18 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 17 |
| HYPOXIA | 17 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,216, 45.1% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 118 |
| PAIN | 102 |
| PYREXIA | 102 |
| VOMITING | 93 |
| DYSPNOEA | 83 |
| PNEUMONIA | 77 |
| NAUSEA | 76 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 69 |
| ANAEMIA | 68 |
| ASTHENIA | 67 |
| FALL | 65 |
| MALAISE | 65 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 64 |
| BACK PAIN | 61 |
| CHILLS | 60 |
| FATIGUE | 60 |
| HYPOTENSION | 59 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 57 |
| CROHN^S DISEASE | 51 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 50 |
How to read zinc sulfate FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,699 voluntary reports linked to zinc sulfate (Zinc, Orazinc), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 383 (14.2%). Hospitalization appears on 1,216 (45.1%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with zinc sulfate
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 2,678 FAERS cases (Δ 21 lighter vs zinc sulfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,824 FAERS cases (Δ 125 heavier vs zinc sulfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,845 FAERS cases (Δ 146 heavier vs zinc sulfate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,870 FAERS cases (Δ 171 heavier vs zinc sulfate); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 47.9 pp vs zinc sulfate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
zinc sulfate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.