Klor-con and Thyroid gland removal - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Thyroid gland removal is reported as a side effect among people who take Klor-con (potassium chloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Hydrochlorothiazide, and have Lung neoplasm.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Thyroid gland removal when taking Klor-con. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 27,036 people who have side effects when taking Klor-con from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Klor-con?

Klor-con has active ingredients of potassium chloride. It is often used in hypokalemia. eHealthMe is studying from 27,547 Klor-con users. Check the latest studies of Klor-con.

What is Thyroid gland removal?

Thyroid gland removal is found to be associated with 218 drugs and 503 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Thyroid gland removal.

On Jul, 08, 2026

27,036 people reported to have side effects when taking Klor-con.
Among them, 29 people (0.11%) have Thyroid gland removal.

Could Klor-con cause Thyroid gland removal?

Among these 29 people:

What is the gender of people who have Thyroid gland removal when taking Klor-con? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Thyroid gland removal when taking Klor-con? *

What are other drugs people take besides Klor-con? *

What are other side effects people have besides Thyroid gland removal? *

Tooth Loss: 27 people, 93.10%
Stress And Anxiety: 27 people, 93.10%
Blood Calcium Increased: 27 people, 93.10%
Abasia (inability to walk): 26 people, 89.66%
Weakness: 26 people, 89.66%
Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 26 people, 89.66%
Musculoskeletal Pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves): 26 people, 89.66%
Aseptic Necrosis (the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply): 26 people, 89.66%
Central Nervous System Lesion (an abnormality in tissue of brain or spinal cord): 26 people, 89.66%
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (a condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick): 26 people, 89.66%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 26 people, 89.66%
Metastases To Spine (cancer spreads to spine): 26 people, 89.66%
Lung Neoplasm (tumour of lung): 26 people, 89.66%
Calcium Deficiency (lack of calcium): 25 people, 86.21%
Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 3.45%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 3.45%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 3.45%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 3.45%
Migraine (headache): 1 person, 3.45%
Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 1 person, 3.45%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on potassium chloride (the active ingredients of Klor-con) and Klor-con (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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