Furosemide and Peau d'orange - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Peau d'orange is reported as a side effect among people who take Furosemide (furosemide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Magnevist, and have High blood cholesterol.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Peau d'orange when taking Furosemide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 313,719 people who have side effects when taking Furosemide 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 Peau d'orange?

Peau d'orange (orange peel skin) is found to be associated with 208 drugs and 195 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Peau d'orange.



On Jul, 21, 2026

313,719 people reported to have side effects when taking Furosemide.
Among them, 50 people (0.02%) have Peau d'orange.

Could Furosemide cause Peau d'orange?

Among these 50 people:

What is the gender of people who have Peau d'orange when taking Furosemide? *

  • female: 48 %
  • male: 52 %

What is the age of people who have Peau d'orange when taking Furosemide? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 2.04 %
  • 30-39: 2.04 %
  • 40-49: 4.08 %
  • 50-59: 10.2 %
  • 60+: 81.63 %

What are other drugs people take besides Furosemide? *

  1. Magnevist: 32 people, 64.00%
  2. Omniscan: 25 people, 50.00%
  3. Multihance: 24 people, 48.00%
  4. Optimark: 24 people, 48.00%
  5. Plavix: 23 people, 46.00%
  6. Prohance: 22 people, 44.00%
  7. Lisinopril: 19 people, 38.00%
  8. Lipitor: 14 people, 28.00%
  9. Coreg: 14 people, 28.00%
  10. Norvasc: 13 people, 26.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Peau d'orange? *

  1. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (involves fibrosis of skin, joints, eyes due to kidney disease): 33 people, 66.00%
  2. Skin Hypertrophy (skin cells enlarges): 31 people, 62.00%
  3. Pain: 30 people, 60.00%
  4. Skin Induration (an abnormally hard spot or area on the skin): 29 people, 58.00%
  5. Skin Tightness: 26 people, 52.00%
  6. Rashes (redness): 24 people, 48.00%
  7. Musculoskeletal Stiffness (stiffness of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 22 people, 44.00%
  8. Joint Range Of Motion Decreased (disease of joint movement): 21 people, 42.00%
  9. Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 18 people, 36.00%
  10. Oedema (fluid collection in tissue): 15 people, 30.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. High Blood Cholesterol: 10 people, 20.00%
  2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain: 8 people, 16.00%
  3. Cardiac Failure Congestive: 7 people, 14.00%
  4. Diabetes: 7 people, 14.00%
  5. Dry Skin: 6 people, 12.00%
  6. Blood Phosphorus Increased: 6 people, 12.00%
  7. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abdominal: 6 people, 12.00%
  8. Blood Pressure Abnormal: 3 people, 6.00%
  9. Cardiac Disorder: 3 people, 6.00%
  10. Cardiac Failure: 2 people, 4.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on furosemide (the active ingredients of Furosemide) and Furosemide (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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