Loraz and Calciphylaxis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Calciphylaxis is reported as a side effect among people who take Loraz (lorazepam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Levofloxacin, and have Castleman's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Calciphylaxis when taking Loraz. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 161,700 people who have side effects when taking Loraz from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Loraz?

Loraz has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 165,691 Loraz users. Check the latest studies of Loraz.

What is Calciphylaxis?

Calciphylaxis (is a syndrome with vascular calcium accumulation) is found to be associated with 125 drugs and 384 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Calciphylaxis.



On May, 01, 2026

161,700 people reported to have side effects when taking Loraz.
Among them, 11 people (0.01%) have Calciphylaxis.

Could Loraz cause Calciphylaxis?

Among these 11 people:

How long have people been on Loraz when they have Calciphylaxis? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 100 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Calciphylaxis when taking Loraz? *

  • female: 90.91 %
  • male: 9.09 %

What is the age of people who have Calciphylaxis when taking Loraz? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 36.36 %
  • 50-59: 18.18 %
  • 60+: 45.45 %

What are other drugs people take besides Loraz? *

  1. Heparin Sodium: 4 people, 36.36%
  2. Risperdal: 4 people, 36.36%
  3. Morphine: 4 people, 36.36%
  4. Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate: 4 people, 36.36%
  5. Fluconazole: 4 people, 36.36%
  6. Bactrim: 4 people, 36.36%
  7. Atarax: 4 people, 36.36%
  8. Aspirin: 4 people, 36.36%
  9. Rabeprazole Sodium: 4 people, 36.36%
  10. Levofloxacin: 4 people, 36.36%

What are other side effects people have besides Calciphylaxis? *

  1. White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 4 people, 36.36%
  2. Cerebral Infarction (less blood supply to brain resulting tissue damage): 4 people, 36.36%
  3. Cytomegalovirus Infection: 4 people, 36.36%
  4. Urinary Tract Infection: 3 people, 27.27%
  5. Hospitalisation: 2 people, 18.18%
  6. 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): 2 people, 18.18%
  7. Cardiac Disorder: 2 people, 18.18%
  8. Cardiomyopathy (weakening of the heart muscle): 2 people, 18.18%
  9. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (long lasting pain condition most often affecting one of the limbs (arms, legs, hands, or feet)): 2 people, 18.18%
  10. Drug Dependence: 2 people, 18.18%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Castleman's Disease (a disease of lymph nodes and related tissues): 4 people, 36.36%
  2. Hyperuricaemia (level of uric acid in the blood that is abnormally high): 3 people, 27.27%
  3. Haemorrhoids (a swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus): 3 people, 27.27%
  4. Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 3 people, 27.27%
  5. Constipation: 3 people, 27.27%
  6. Acute Kidney Failure: 3 people, 27.27%
  7. Pain: 2 people, 18.18%
  8. Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 18.18%
  9. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 18.18%
  10. Diarrhea: 2 people, 18.18%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

  • Loraz (165,691 reports)

Calciphylaxis treatments and more:

How severe was Calciphylaxis and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lorazepam:

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 Loraz:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Calciphylaxis:

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Calciphylaxis:


How the study uses the data?

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