Drug Safety Information for DIURIL (Chlorothiazide)

Adverse Drug Reactions for DIURIL* (Chlorothiazide)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with DIURIL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

	Side Effect	# of FDA Reports
1	Hypotension	39
2	Pain*	36
3	Renal failure	28
4	Anxiety	25
5	Respiratory failure	23
6	Dyspnoea	23
7	Diarrhoea	23
8	Renal failure acute	21
9	Sepsis	20
10	Death	20
11	Pyrexia	20
12	Injury	19
13	Pneumonia	19
14	Hypertension	18
15	Dizziness*	18
16	Dehydration	17
17	Vomiting	17
18	Headache	16
19	Unevaluable event	15
20	Drug ineffective	15

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of DIURIL " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking DIURIL
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

	Reason	# of FDA Reports
1	Product used for unknown indication	314
2	Hypertension*	100
3	Diuretic therapy	48
4	Blood pressure*	28
5	Diabetes insipidus	9
6	Oedema	7
7	Heart disease congenital	7
8	Hyperinsulinism	5
9	Polyuria	4
10	Swelling	4

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.

Types of Adverse Events for DIURIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2814

Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for DIURIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2814*

* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Chlorothiazide (Chlorothiazide, Diuril, Diuril sodium, Chlotride)

Charts are based on 2814 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.