Furosemide and Retacrit drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Furosemide (furosemide) and Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx). Common drug interactions include staphylococcal infection among females and neutropenia among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Furosemide and Retacrit. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 87 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Furosemide?

Furosemide has active ingredients of furosemide. It is often used in fluid retention. eHealthMe is studying from 316,095 Furosemide users. Check the latest studies of Furosemide.

What is Retacrit?

Retacrit has active ingredients of epoetin alfa-epbx. eHealthMe is studying from 2,196 Retacrit users. Check the latest studies of Retacrit.

On Jul, 29, 2026

87 people who take Furosemide and Retacrit together, and have interactions are studied.

Furosemide and Retacrit drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Furosemide and Retacrit, by gender? *:

female:

Staphylococcal infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria)
Stenotrophomonas infection
Systemic candida (whole body fungal infection)
Abdominal distension
Abdominal pain upper
Anal cancer recurrent
Arterial occlusive disease (slow process through which arteries throughout the body become progressively narrowed and eventually completely blocked)
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Autoimmune disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue)
Cervical dysplasia (abnormal changes in the cells on the surface of the cervix)

male:

Neutropenia (an abnormally low number of neutrophils)
Pneumonia
Injection site pruritus (severe itching at injection site)
Injection site reaction
Presyncope
Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)
Haemoglobin decreased
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
Haematocrit decreased
Alcoholic pancreatitis

What are the common drug interactions of Furosemide and Retacrit, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

Pneumonia
Acidosis (build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood)
Ammonia increased
Anaemia (lack of blood)
Blood bicarbonate decreased
Blood potassium decreased
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin)
Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
Diarrhoea
Drug ineffective

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Anaemia (lack of blood)
Aplasia pure red cell (type of anaemia affecting the precursors to red blood cells but not to white blood cells)
Drug hypersensitivity
Injection site pain
Injection site pruritus (severe itching at injection site)
Injection site reaction

50-59:

Hyperkalaemia (damage to or disease of the kidney)
Blood disorder
Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx)
Oral herpes (viral infection of mouth)
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
Mucosal inflammation (infection of mucous membrane)
Azotaemia (excess of urea or other nitrogenous compounds in the blood)
Anaemia (lack of blood)
Anxiety
Back pain

60+:

Neutropenia (an abnormally low number of neutrophils)
Pneumonia
Abdominal pain
C-reactive protein increased
Chills (felling of cold)
Infection
Presyncope
Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
Chest pain

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Anaemia (lack of blood): 24 people, 27.59%
High Blood Pressure: 23 people, 26.44%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 15 people, 17.24%
Stress And Anxiety: 13 people, 14.94%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 12 people, 13.79%
Vitamin B12 Deficiency: 11 people, 12.64%
Seasonal Allergy (allergic condition due to certain season): 11 people, 12.64%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 10 people, 11.49%
Diabetes: 9 people, 10.34%
Aortic Valve Incompetence: 7 people, 8.05%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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