HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
zolpidem Side Effects
zolpidem (also sold as Ambien) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #53 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 34.4% mention hospitalization (45,304 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 131,653
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
zolpidem: 34.4% mention hospitalization (45,304 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #53 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for zolpidem (Ambien): 131,653 FAERS rows (2001-2025). Top named reactions: NAUSEA, FATIGUE, PAIN. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 8,384 of 131,653 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (37,070 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (15,695 reports, 11.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 4,160 |
| DEATH | 3,317 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 2,416 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 992 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 947 |
| PNEUMONIA | 747 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST | 640 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 636 |
| DYSPNOEA | 600 |
| OVERDOSE | 572 |
| NAUSEA | 545 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 510 |
| ASTHENIA | 472 |
| HYPOTENSION | 463 |
| FATIGUE | 457 |
| VOMITING | 452 |
| FALL | 441 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 441 |
| ANAEMIA | 438 |
| SEPSIS | 429 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (45,304, 34.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 3,386 |
| NAUSEA | 3,243 |
| PNEUMONIA | 2,785 |
| DYSPNOEA | 2,702 |
| VOMITING | 2,611 |
| PAIN | 2,578 |
| FATIGUE | 2,506 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,415 |
| ANXIETY | 2,334 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,278 |
| PYREXIA | 2,075 |
| HEADACHE | 1,924 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,894 |
| DEPRESSION | 1,885 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,877 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,842 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,735 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 1,613 |
| INSOMNIA | 1,604 |
| MALAISE | 1,595 |
How to read zolpidem FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 131,653 voluntary reports linked to zolpidem (Ambien), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 15,695 (11.9%). Hospitalization appears on 45,304 (34.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with zolpidem
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 131,747 FAERS cases (Δ 94 heavier vs zolpidem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 130,943 FAERS cases (Δ 710 lighter vs zolpidem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 130,791 FAERS cases (Δ 862 lighter vs zolpidem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 133,227 FAERS cases (Δ 1,574 heavier vs zolpidem); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 50.2 pp vs zolpidem's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
zolpidem stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.