Drug Safety Information for FUROSEMIDE (Furosemide)

Adverse Drug Reactions for FUROSEMIDE* (Furosemide)

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 FUROSEMIDE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea10105
2Cardiac failure congestive7042
3Nausea6885
4Renal failure acute6179
5Oedema peripheral5888
6Diarrhoea5858
7Asthenia5808
8Fatigue*5579
9Pneumonia5533
10Renal failure5493
11Anaemia5345
12Pain5343
13Dizziness*5189
14Fall5166
15Vomiting4928
16Death4862
17Hypotension4857
18Myocardial infarction4312
19Drug ineffective4146
20Pyrexia3961

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication61345
2Hypertension*22341
3Fluid retention*12470
4Oedema*10826
5Cardiac failure congestive*7492
6Cardiac failure6810
7Oedema peripheral6741
8Diuretic therapy6691
9Swelling2924
10Polyuria2539

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


Types of Adverse Events for FUROSEMIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 688450


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for FUROSEMIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 688450*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Furosemide (Furanthril, Frusid, Fusid, Diuresal, Furosemide, Lasix)

Charts are based on 688450 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.

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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.