LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
amiloride Side Effects
amiloride (also sold as Midamor) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #495 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 46.0% mention hospitalization (384 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 834
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
amiloride: 46.0% mention hospitalization (384 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #495 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for amiloride (Midamor) (834 reports #495 of 524 by FAERS report count). 46.0% mention hospitalization (384 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 69 of 834 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (183 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (62 reports, 7.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| RENAL FAILURE | 8 |
| DEATH | 7 |
| DIARRHOEA | 7 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 6 |
| HYPOTENSION | 6 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 5 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 5 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 5 |
| DYSPNOEA | 5 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 5 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 5 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 4 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 4 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 4 |
| NAUSEA | 4 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 4 |
| PULMONARY HYPERTENSION | 4 |
| PYREXIA | 4 |
| SEPSIS | 4 |
| ASTHENIA | 3 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (384, 46.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DIARRHOEA | 35 |
| HYPERKALAEMIA | 25 |
| RENAL FAILURE ACUTE | 25 |
| NAUSEA | 24 |
| DYSPNOEA | 23 |
| PYREXIA | 23 |
| VOMITING | 22 |
| ASTHENIA | 20 |
| ANAEMIA | 19 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 19 |
| DEHYDRATION | 17 |
| MALAISE | 17 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 16 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 14 |
| HYPOKALAEMIA | 14 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 14 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 13 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 13 |
| FALL | 13 |
How to read amiloride FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 834 voluntary reports linked to amiloride (Midamor), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 62 (7.4%). Hospitalization appears on 384 (46.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with amiloride
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 826 FAERS cases (Δ 8 lighter vs amiloride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 863 FAERS cases (Δ 29 heavier vs amiloride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 799 FAERS cases (Δ 35 lighter vs amiloride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 774 FAERS cases (Δ 60 lighter vs amiloride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.7 pp vs amiloride's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
amiloride stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.