Reported Reactions

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Brand name · Baricitinib

Olumiant: adverse event reports filed with FDA

6,205 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2012–2026. Class: Janus kinase inhibitor. Also reported as Olumiant Tab 30, Olumiant Tab 2mg.

6,205
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 441 a year
396
reports, 12 months to June 2026
750 in the 12 months before
57.9%
marked serious by the reporter
53.1% across the class
6.1%
record death among outcomes, as reported
381 reports · not verified by FDA

6,205 adverse event reports received by FDA list the brand name Olumiant (baricitinib) as a suspect or interacting product, from June 2012 to June 2026. A further 499 reports list it only as a concomitant medication, and those are not counted in the figures on this page.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 396 reports listed it, down 47% from 750 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Over its reporting history that is about 441 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 1.9% of the reports for the janus kinase inhibitor class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

The reactions recorded most often are drug ineffective (6.1%), off label use (3.9%) and covid-19 (3.9%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 837 different terms appear across these reports. Drug ineffective is recorded in 6.1% of these reports, a smaller share than in the median janus kinase inhibitor drug (9.3%).

57.9% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (53.1% across the class); 6.1% record death among the outcomes and 28% record hospitalisation, as reported. 55% of the reports came from consumers, and the largest patient age group is 45 to 64 (27.5%). FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

065130Jul 2021: 64Aug 2021: 59Sep 2021: 80Oct 2021: 60Nov 2021: 77Dec 2021: 702022Jan 2022: 46Feb 2022: 53Mar 2022: 67Apr 2022: 56May 2022: 61Jun 2022: 72Jul 2022: 65Aug 2022: 111Sep 2022: 60Oct 2022: 50Nov 2022: 77Dec 2022: 592023Jan 2023: 75Feb 2023: 100Mar 2023: 90Apr 2023: 100May 2023: 130Jun 2023: 110Jul 2023: 117Aug 2023: 84Sep 2023: 77Oct 2023: 123Nov 2023: 105Dec 2023: 802024Jan 2024: 70Feb 2024: 106Mar 2024: 109Apr 2024: 98May 2024: 93Jun 2024: 94Jul 2024: 64Aug 2024: 63Sep 2024: 76Oct 2024: 75Nov 2024: 72Dec 2024: 582025Jan 2025: 68Feb 2025: 48Mar 2025: 68Apr 2025: 49May 2025: 51Jun 2025: 58Jul 2025: 58Aug 2025: 38Sep 2025: 55Oct 2025: 48Nov 2025: 26Dec 2025: 272026Jan 2026: 26Feb 2026: 22Mar 2026: 15Apr 2026: 29May 2026: 29Jun 2026: 23

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

05961,1912012: 120122016: 12017: 420172018: 2342019: 91020192020: 6422021: 72920212022: 7772023: 1,19120232024: 9782025: 59420252026: 144

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Olumiant reports recording the termmedian drug in janus kinase inhibitor

  1. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected6.1%380
  2. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label3.9%243
  3. Covid-19COVID-19 infection3.9%240
  4. Rheumatoid arthritisrheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory joint disease3.1%190
  5. Headachehead pain2.8%175
  6. Herpes zostershingles2.6%162
  7. Nauseafeeling sick2.3%141
  8. Pulmonary embolisma blood clot in the lung2.3%140
  9. Pneumonialung infection2.2%136
  10. Alopeciahair loss2.1%131
  11. Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term2%127
  12. Urinary tract infectionbladder or urinary infection2%121
  13. Fatiguetiredness1.9%116
  14. Weight increasedweight gain1.9%115
  15. Arthralgiajoint pain1.7%103
  16. Painpain, site not specified1.6%98
  17. Falla fall1.5%92
  18. Rashskin rash1.5%90
  19. Illness1.4%89
  20. Deep vein thrombosisa blood clot in a deep vein1.4%87
  21. Sinusitissinus infection1.4%86
  22. Dyspnoeashortness of breath1.3%83
  23. Nasopharyngitisa cold1.3%83
  24. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness1.3%81
  25. Pyrexiafever1.3%81
  26. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools1.3%80
  27. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell1.3%78
  28. Anaemialow red blood cells1.2%77
  29. Infectionan infection, type not specified1.2%73

Top 30 of 837 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 11 drugs in the janus kinase inhibitor class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Death6.1%381
Life-threatening2.9%182
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)28%1,740
Disability1.4%88
Congenital anomaly0.2%10
Other serious32.1%1,989
Not serious42.1%2,610

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 323,323 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Patient age

Under 20.2%15
2 to 110.6%35
12 to 170.6%35
18 to 4411.6%717
45 to 6427.5%1,709
65 to 7416.4%1,018
75 and over10.7%661
Age not given32.5%2,015

Patient sex

Female66.7%4,138
Male23.7%1,469
Not given9.6%598

Who reported

Physician19.5%1,212
Pharmacist4.7%291
Other health professional18.1%1,124
Lawyer0.1%4
Consumer or non-health professional55%3,410
Not given2.6%164

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 48.5% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Rheumatoid arthritis2,94847.5%
Alopecia areata90714.6%
Dermatitis atopic1722.8%
Alopecia1242%
Covid-19931.5%
Alopecia universalis580.9%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 6,205 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Drug (any role in the report)ReportsShare of Olumiant reports
Methotrexate65210.5%
Prednisolone2794.5%
Orencia2754.4%
Tocilizumab1893%
Prednisone1732.8%
Methotrexate sodium1682.7%
Xeljanz1672.7%
Leflunomide1662.7%
Folic acid1622.6%
Rinvoq1512.4%

Other products listed in reports where Olumiant is a suspect product, whatever their own role. Co-listing means the two were recorded together; it says nothing about either product's part in the event. Only the 2,500 most-reported names are counted here.

In context

MeasureOlumiantJanus kinase inhibitorAll reports
Reports as suspect product6,205323,32320,646,523
Share of that pool—1.9%0%
Reports, latest 12 months396—1,332,454
Marked serious57.9%53.1%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports617591
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports280190213
Consumer-filed share55%52.1%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsDrug ineffective 6.1%median 9.3%6.3%

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the janus kinase inhibitor class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Xeljanzbrand156,0823,57144.2%
Rinvoqbrand73,18714,08569%
Jakafibrand55,3914,58442.3%
Ruxolitinibgeneric8,8151,36198%
Tofacitinib citrategeneric5,77562896.6%
Tofacitinibgeneric4,87486094.6%
Upadacitinibgeneric4,1951,27668.9%
Opzelurabrand3,2856608%
Cibinqobrand3,14950331.5%
Baricitinibgeneric2,36521892.9%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Questions about Olumiant reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Olumiant?

6,205 reports list Olumiant as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 396 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 499 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Olumiant reports?

drug ineffective (6.1%), off label use (3.9%), covid-19 (3.9%), rheumatoid arthritis (3.1%) and headache (2.8%). These are MedDRA preferred terms coded from what the reporter described; a report can list several, and a term's presence is not a finding that Olumiant was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

57.9% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 6.1% of reports include death and 28% include hospitalisation. FDA has not verified these outcomes and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence" of the events.

Who files these reports?

consumer or non-health professional (55%), physician (19.5%) and other health professional (18.1%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Olumiant rising?

396 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, down 47% from 750 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Counts also move with how many people take a product, its time on the market and publicity.

Do these reports show that Olumiant was responsible for these reactions?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event." The reaction may relate to the condition being treated, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this a list of the side effects of Olumiant?

No. It is a count of what was reported to FDA. The adverse reactions observed in clinical studies are printed on the FDA-approved label, which a pharmacist or clinician can go through with you.

How do I report an adverse event?

Consumers and health professionals can report to FDA through MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 online, or 1-800-FDA-1088), or to the manufacturer, which must pass reports on. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Olumiant as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (499) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.