Skip to main content

PlainMeds rankings

Most FAERS reports coded as a hospital stay

FAERS reports with the seriousness code hospitalization, through July 30, 2026. The most: aspirin (208,873 reports). A FAERS report does not show that the medicine caused the event; counts follow use and reporting.

The ranking

RankMedicineReports
1Aspirin208,873
2Furosemide195,229
3Prednisone172,763
4Amlodipine159,402
5Acetaminophen158,989
6Adalimumab151,145
7Omeprazole150,196
8Metformin144,551
9Pantoprazole139,578
10Metoprolol136,050
11Methotrexate133,303
12Omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate125,920
13Dexamethasone117,148
14Lenalidomide109,169
15Gabapentin106,727
16Rivaroxaban103,514
17Ergocalciferol102,586
18Lisinopril97,537
19Clopidogrel97,375
20Simvastatin95,730
21Folic acid89,888
22Levothyroxine85,074
23Prednisolone84,722
24Ibuprofen84,360
25Albuterol84,002
26Pregabalin77,266
27Allopurinol76,437
28Bisoprolol74,816
29Lorazepam74,535
30Esomeprazole73,131
31Oxycodone71,489
32Infliximab70,690
33Quetiapine70,149
34Rituximab70,125
35Methylprednisolone70,067
36Atorvastatin70,054
37Sertraline68,336
38Etanercept66,514
39Spironolactone66,281
40Alprazolam65,648
41Insulin glargine64,727
42Ramipril64,691
43Lansoprazole64,598
44Cyclophosphamide63,677
45Tacrolimus62,864
46Interferon beta 1a61,393
47Losartan60,827
48Warfarin58,202
49Carvedilol54,875
50Clozapine54,629
51Carboplatin54,088
52Ondansetron53,916
53Ambrisentan52,456
54Mycophenolate mofetil51,893
55Treprostinil51,473
56Potassium chloride49,964
57Hydrochlorothiazide49,740
58Levetiracetam49,185
59Atenolol47,830
60Montelukast47,569

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, read October 8, 2026

What it cannot show

A FAERS report does not show that the medicine caused the event; counts follow use and reporting.