Fluoride and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Fluoride (fluoride), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Aspirin, and have High blood pressure.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,283 people who have side effects when taking Fluoride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Fluoride?

Fluoride has active ingredients of fluoride. eHealthMe is studying from 2,301 Fluoride users. Check the latest studies of Fluoride.

On Jul, 12, 2026

2,283 people reported to have side effects when taking Fluoride.
Among them, 61 people (2.67%) died.

Among these 61 people:

How long have people been on Fluoride when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Fluoride? *

female: 30.91 %
male: 69.09 %

What is the age of people who died when taking Fluoride? *

What are other drugs people take besides Fluoride? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 11 people, 18.03%
Respiratory Tract Infection Bacterial: 9 people, 14.75%
Respiratory Tract Infection: 9 people, 14.75%
Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung): 9 people, 14.75%
Anaemia (lack of blood): 9 people, 14.75%
Respiratory Tract Infection Viral: 8 people, 13.11%
Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 6 people, 9.84%
Confusional State: 5 people, 8.20%
Back Pain: 5 people, 8.20%
Weakness: 4 people, 6.56%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 14 people, 22.95%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 13 people, 21.31%
Anaemia (lack of blood): 12 people, 19.67%
Tongue Coated: 9 people, 14.75%
Bone Disorder: 9 people, 14.75%
Prostate Cancer: 9 people, 14.75%
Malnutrition (a condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking): 9 people, 14.75%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 8 people, 13.11%
Parkinson's Disease: 6 people, 9.84%
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 5 people, 8.20%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Fluoride:

Fluoride (2,301 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fluoride:

Death and drugs with ingredients of fluoride (63 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Fluoride:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,125 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluoride (the active ingredients of Fluoride) and Fluoride (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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