HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
furosemide Side Effects
furosemide (also sold as Lasix) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #8 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 49.2% mention hospitalization (190,901 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 387,984
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 1997 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
furosemide: 49.2% mention hospitalization (190,901 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #8 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for furosemide (Lasix): 387,984 FAERS rows (1997-2025). Top named reactions: DYSPNOEA, FATIGUE, DIARRHOEA. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1997–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 29,104 of 387,984 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (108,196 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (60,624 reports, 15.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 18,272 |
| PNEUMONIA | 4,327 |
| DYSPNOEA | 4,288 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 3,777 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 3,095 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 3,073 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 2,910 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 2,904 |
| SEPSIS | 2,777 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 2,742 |
| HYPOTENSION | 2,559 |
| DIARRHOEA | 2,390 |
| ANAEMIA | 2,303 |
| ASTHENIA | 2,290 |
| NAUSEA | 2,165 |
| FALL | 2,135 |
| FATIGUE | 2,127 |
| PYREXIA | 2,070 |
| PAIN | 2,028 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (190,901, 49.2% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 17,955 |
| PNEUMONIA | 13,043 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 12,281 |
| FALL | 11,740 |
| HYPOTENSION | 10,161 |
| DIARRHOEA | 10,073 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 9,776 |
| ASTHENIA | 9,370 |
| NAUSEA | 9,348 |
| ANAEMIA | 9,264 |
| FATIGUE | 8,652 |
| VOMITING | 7,757 |
| DIZZINESS | 7,089 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 7,077 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 7,061 |
| PYREXIA | 6,891 |
| OEDEMA PERIPHERAL | 6,726 |
| DEHYDRATION | 6,617 |
| PAIN | 6,551 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 6,517 |
How to read furosemide FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 387,984 voluntary reports linked to furosemide (Lasix), 1997-2025. Death is listed on 60,624 (15.6%). Hospitalization appears on 190,901 (49.2%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with furosemide
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 366,491 FAERS cases (Δ 21,493 lighter vs furosemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 410,053 FAERS cases (Δ 22,069 heavier vs furosemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 411,692 FAERS cases (Δ 23,708 heavier vs furosemide); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 417,458 FAERS cases (Δ 29,474 heavier vs furosemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 46.5 pp vs furosemide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
furosemide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.