MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
torsemide Side Effects
torsemide (also sold as Demadex) sits MID-VOLUME #185 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 54.3% mention hospitalization (16,889 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 31,122
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for torsemide. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
torsemide: 54.3% mention hospitalization (16,889 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #185 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for torsemide (Demadex) (31,122 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
DYSPNOEA leads 3,305 of 31,122 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (9,149 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,265 reports, 13.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,637 |
| DYSPNOEA | 389 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 307 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 292 |
| PNEUMONIA | 285 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 261 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 225 |
| SEPSIS | 221 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 205 |
| DIARRHOEA | 196 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 187 |
| CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE | 187 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 181 |
| HYPOTENSION | 178 |
| FALL | 176 |
| ASTHENIA | 167 |
| ANAEMIA | 166 |
| FATIGUE | 158 |
| NAUSEA | 155 |
| VOMITING | 139 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (16,889, 54.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 2,439 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,463 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 1,290 |
| FALL | 1,240 |
| ANAEMIA | 1,209 |
| OEDEMA PERIPHERAL | 1,168 |
| NAUSEA | 1,159 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,129 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,100 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,094 |
| FATIGUE | 1,084 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 1,043 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,004 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 918 |
| VOMITING | 853 |
| ASTHENIA | 803 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 762 |
| PYREXIA | 747 |
| DEHYDRATION | 722 |
| RENAL IMPAIRMENT | 696 |
How to read torsemide FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 31,122 voluntary reports linked to torsemide (Demadex), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 4,265 (13.7%). Hospitalization appears on 16,889 (54.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 54.3% mention hospitalization (16,889 reports).
Read with torsemide
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 31,083 FAERS cases (Δ 39 lighter vs torsemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,164 FAERS cases (Δ 42 heavier vs torsemide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,340 FAERS cases (Δ 218 heavier vs torsemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 31,347 FAERS cases (Δ 225 heavier vs torsemide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.4 pp vs torsemide's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
torsemide stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.