Inderal and Death sudden - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death sudden is reported as a side effect among people who take Inderal (propranolol hydrochloride), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lasix, and have Schizophrenia.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 15,491 people who have side effects when taking Inderal from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Inderal?

Inderal has active ingredients of propranolol hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 16,770 Inderal users. Check the latest studies of Inderal.

On Apr, 11, 2026

15,491 people reported to have side effects when taking Inderal.
Among them, 219 people (1.41%) died.

Among these 219 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

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

Inderal (16,770 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of propranolol hydrochloride:

Death sudden and drugs with ingredients of propranolol hydrochloride (1,390 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 Inderal:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death sudden:

Death sudden (3,817 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death sudden:

Death sudden (3,741 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Dong H, Zhang J, Ren L, Liu Q, Zhu S, "Unexpected death due to cefuroxime-induced disulfiram-like reaction", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2013 Jan .
Dong H, Zhang J, Ren L, Liu Q, Zhu S, "Unexpected death due to cefuroxime-induced disulfiram-like reaction", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2013 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on propranolol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Inderal) and Inderal (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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Inderal and Death sudden - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Inderal?

Among these 219 people:

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

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

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

What are other drugs people take besides Inderal? *

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

What are the existing conditions these people have? *