LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
potassium citrate Side Effects
potassium citrate (also sold as Urocit-K) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #392 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 31.6% mention hospitalization (1,643 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 5,207
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
potassium citrate: 31.6% mention hospitalization (1,643 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #392 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for potassium citrate (Urocit-K) (5,207 reports #392 of 524 by FAERS report count). 31.6% mention hospitalization (1,643 reports). 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-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 346 of 5,207 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (1,160 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (298 reports, 5.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 122 |
| PNEUMONIA | 15 |
| ANAEMIA | 14 |
| STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME | 13 |
| FATIGUE | 12 |
| ORAL DISORDER | 12 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 12 |
| THROMBOCYTOPENIA | 12 |
| BLISTER | 11 |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS | 11 |
| LIP EROSION | 11 |
| NIKOLSKY^S SIGN | 11 |
| OCULAR HYPERAEMIA | 11 |
| PRURITUS | 11 |
| PURPURA | 11 |
| SWOLLEN TONGUE | 11 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 10 |
| DIARRHOEA | 9 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,643, 31.6% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 138 |
| NEPHROLITHIASIS | 130 |
| PNEUMONIA | 130 |
| PAIN | 122 |
| DYSPNOEA | 112 |
| NAUSEA | 103 |
| FATIGUE | 91 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 89 |
| DIARRHOEA | 88 |
| ANAEMIA | 87 |
| DIZZINESS | 82 |
| DEHYDRATION | 81 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 78 |
| PYREXIA | 75 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 74 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 70 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 70 |
| VOMITING | 69 |
| ASTHENIA | 67 |
How to read potassium citrate FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 5,207 voluntary reports linked to potassium citrate (Urocit-K), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 298 (5.7%). Hospitalization appears on 1,643 (31.6%). 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 potassium citrate
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 5,225 FAERS cases (Δ 18 heavier vs potassium citrate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,230 FAERS cases (Δ 23 heavier vs potassium citrate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,119 FAERS cases (Δ 88 lighter vs potassium citrate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 5,342 FAERS cases (Δ 135 heavier vs potassium citrate); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 56.4 pp vs potassium citrate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
potassium citrate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.