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Vomiting adverse event reports that record this term

Kind of term
MedDRA preferred term
Plain meaning
being sick

What a report is

A report is not proof that the drug was the cause of the event.

FDA says:

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview, section "Responsible use of the data". The site read the page on . The data have the reports that FDA received through .

FDA also says:

There is no certainty that the reported event (adverse event or medication error) was actually due to the product. FDA does not require that a causal relationship between a product and event be proven, and reports do not always contain enough detail to properly evaluate an event. The information in these reports has not been scientifically or otherwise verified as to a cause and effect relationship and cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated.

Source: openFDA, Response of the drug event API (meta.disclaimer). The site read the page on .

Not medical advice. This site counts what was reported to FDA. Questions about a medicine or device belong with a pharmacist or clinician.

Reports on file

From January 2004 to June 2026, FDA received 461,238 adverse event reports that record the MedDRA preferred term Vomiting. In plain words, the term means: being sick. The person who codes a report selects the term that agrees best with the description of the reporter.

FDA received 30,200 reports in the 12 months to June 2026 and 28,110 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

By reports in the 12 months to June 2026, this term was number 11 of 1,436 reaction terms with a page. Of the 1,332,454 drug reports that FDA received in the 12 months to June 2026, 30,200 (2.3%) record this term. Reports for female patients were 63.3% of the reports that record this term and 52.7% of all drug reports.

The number of people who use the product is not in the data. A count is not a rate.

MedDRA

The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. The person who codes a report selects the preferred term that agrees best with the description of the reporter. FDA does not publish the description.

Plain meaning

Being sick. The words are from the fixed dictionary of this site. They add nothing to a report.

Data version

openFDA FAERS release of 29 Oct 2026. Reports received through 30 Jun 2026.

Drugs in these reports

The table has the 56 drug pages with 2,500 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name. A drug page with fewer reports for this term is not in the table. The counts are the counts that the site keeps for each reaction term, and a count can be lower than the count of FDA.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Drugs that the reports with the term Vomiting name as a suspect product, in order of name
DrugClassReports with this term
Acetaminophen6,940
ActemraInterleukin-6 receptor antagonist5,264
AdalimumabTumor necrosis factor blocker2,979
AravaAntirheumatic agent4,113
AspirinNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug2,665
BevacizumabVascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor2,626
ByettaGLP-1 receptor agonist4,151
CapecitabineNucleoside metabolic inhibitor3,588
CarboplatinPlatinum-based drug4,489
Cetirizine hydrochlorideHistamine-1 receptor antagonist2,524
ChantixPartial cholinergic nicotinic agonist3,938
CimziaTumor necrosis factor blocker4,064
CisplatinPlatinum-based drug4,048
CosentyxInterleukin-17A antagonist4,110
CyclophosphamideAlkylating drug4,035
Cymbalta3,218
DesoximetasoneCorticosteroid2,517
DexamethasoneCorticosteroid2,881
Diclofenac sodiumNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug3,427
DocetaxelMicrotubule inhibitor2,526
DupixentInterleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist2,665
EnbrelTumor necrosis factor blocker9,613
FluorouracilNucleoside metabolic inhibitor3,362
Folic acid3,252
FosamaxBisphosphonate2,764
Humira14,357
HydroxychloroquineAntimalarial2,933
Hydroxychloroquine sulfateAntimalarial2,643
IbranceKinase inhibitor2,689
IbuprofenNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug3,975
InfliximabTumor necrosis factor blocker3,480
LeflunomideAntirheumatic agent3,959
Lyrica2,955
MetforminBiguanide3,529
MethotrexateFolate analog metabolic inhibitor10,170
MounjaroGLP-1 receptor agonist4,640
NaproxenNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug2,699
OrenciaSelective T cell costimulation modulator4,954
OtezlaPhosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor5,776
OxaliplatinPlatinum-based drug3,998
OxycodoneOpioid agonist2,510
OzempicGLP-1 receptor agonist5,772
PaclitaxelMicrotubule inhibitor2,842
Plan B One-StepProgestin2,823
PrednisoneCorticosteroid7,792
RemicadeTumor necrosis factor blocker5,926
RevlimidThalidomide analog3,973
RibavirinNucleoside analog antiviral2,957
RituximabCD20-directed cytolytic antibody7,065
SimponiTumor necrosis factor blocker3,751
SulfasalazineAminosalicylate4,194
Tecfidera5,429
Tramadol hydrochlorideOpioid agonist2,841
TrulicityGLP-1 receptor agonist5,241
XeljanzJanus kinase inhibitor4,387
ZepboundGLP-1 receptor agonist3,006

The page of each drug has the count of each reaction term in its reaction lookup.

Drug classes in these reports

The table has the 35 pharmacologic classes with 5,000 or more reports that record this term. The rows are in order of name.

FDA says:

Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

Importantly, the AEMS data by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic.

Source: FDA, FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) Public Dashboard. Content current as of . The site read the page on .

Pharmacologic classes of the drugs that the reports with the term Vomiting name, in order of name
ClassReports with this term
Alkylating drug7,278
Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker6,310
Anti-epileptic agent7,972
Antimalarial7,444
Antirheumatic agent8,072
Atypical antipsychotic12,517
Benzodiazepine6,791
Biguanide6,153
Bisphosphonate7,719
CD20-directed cytolytic antibody10,751
Corticosteroid31,541
Endothelin receptor antagonist5,582
Fluoroquinolone antibacterial5,337
Folate analog metabolic inhibitor13,870
GLP-1 receptor agonist29,795
Histamine-1 receptor antagonist8,561
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor5,963
Interleukin-6 receptor antagonist8,482
Janus kinase inhibitor8,432
Kinase inhibitor35,152
Microtubule inhibitor6,080
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug25,952
Nucleoside metabolic inhibitor14,131
Opioid agonist23,456
Osmotic laxative6,080
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor6,826
Platinum-based drug12,535
Progestin5,052
Prostacycline vasodilator6,973
Proton pump inhibitor12,294
Selective T cell costimulation modulator5,713
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor8,829
Thalidomide analog5,744
Tumor necrosis factor blocker35,302
Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor5,043

A class with many reports in all has many reports for almost every term.

Reports by month

Reports that record Vomiting, by month, five years to June 2026
02,5005,00020222023202420252026

FDA releases FAERS data every quarter, so the newest months are not complete. They grow in later releases.

Patients in these reports

Age of the patient in the reports that record Vomiting
AgeReportsShareShare as a bar
Under 23,8930.8%
2 to 1112,6512.7%
12 to 1710,8802.4%
18 to 4479,29517.2%
45 to 64112,98124.5%
65 to 7454,93811.9%
75 and over38,8748.4%
Age not given147,72632%
Sex of the patient in the reports that record Vomiting
SexReportsShareShare as a bar
Female292,03163.3%
Male128,17727.8%
Unknown or not given41,0308.9%

Age and sex are as the report gives them. 61.5% of these reports give the United States as the country.

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Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk files, release of 29 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. A drug name is the name on the report. The site matches it to a brand name or a generic name of the National Drug Code Directory of 2 Nov 2026. A class is the pharmacologic class (EPC) of the FDA label.

The count has the reports with each spelling of one MedDRA preferred term. The site does not publish a report narrative, a lot number, a detail of a patient or the identity of a reporter. The record of FDA is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions

What does Vomiting mean in an adverse event report?

In plain words: being sick. It is a MedDRA preferred term. FDA codes the description of a reporter with the MedDRA dictionary. The openFDA files do not have the description itself, and this site does not show it.

Does a drug in the table mean that the drug was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA says:

No individual drug is connected to any individual reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

When a report lists multiple drugs and multiple reactions, there is no way to conclude from the data therein that a given drug is responsible for a given reaction.

Source: openFDA, Drug Adverse Event Overview. The site read the page on .

What does this page tell a person who has this symptom?

This page gives counts of reports. It cannot assess a person. A pharmacist or a clinician can assess a person.

If this is a medical emergency, please call 911.

Source: FDA, MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form. The site read the page on .