LOW-VOLUME · TREATMENT FAILURE
dorzolamide Side Effects
dorzolamide (also sold as Trusopt) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #351 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on TREATMENT FAILURE: TREATMENT FAILURE leads at 1,369 reports (18.4% of the book).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 7,422
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
Among 7,422 FAERS reports for dorzolamide, TREATMENT FAILURE is the most-reported reaction (1,369). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #351 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for dorzolamide (Trusopt) (7,422 reports #351 of 524 by FAERS report count). TREATMENT FAILURE leads at 1,369 reports (18.4% of the book). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
TREATMENT FAILURE leads 1,369 of 7,422 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (1,776 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (381 reports, 5.1%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 215 |
| PNEUMONIA | 23 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 19 |
| ASTHENIA | 18 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 17 |
| FALL | 16 |
| FATIGUE | 15 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 13 |
| DYSPNOEA | 13 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 11 |
| ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME | 10 |
| DIZZINESS | 10 |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE | 10 |
| HAEMORRHAGE INTRACRANIAL | 10 |
| SEPSIS | 10 |
| TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS | 10 |
| VOMITING | 10 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 10 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 9 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (1,356, 18.3%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 103 |
| PNEUMONIA | 91 |
| DYSPNOEA | 83 |
| FATIGUE | 75 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 74 |
| DIARRHOEA | 69 |
| ASTHENIA | 65 |
| DIZZINESS | 64 |
| PAIN | 64 |
| DEHYDRATION | 59 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 54 |
| CONSTIPATION | 53 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 51 |
| NAUSEA | 49 |
| VOMITING | 48 |
| HEADACHE | 47 |
| MALAISE | 40 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 40 |
How to read dorzolamide FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 7,422 voluntary reports linked to dorzolamide (Trusopt), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 381 (5.1%). Hospitalization appears on 1,356 (18.3%). 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 dorzolamide
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,411 FAERS cases (Δ 11 lighter vs dorzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,436 FAERS cases (Δ 14 heavier vs dorzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · MALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,404 FAERS cases (Δ 18 lighter vs dorzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 7,398 FAERS cases (Δ 24 lighter vs dorzolamide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 57.0 pp vs dorzolamide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
dorzolamide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.