Torisel and High potassium - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
High potassium is reported as a side effect among people who take Torisel (temsirolimus), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Escitalopram, and have Renal cell carcinoma.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have High potassium when taking Torisel. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,194 people who have side effects when taking Torisel from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Torisel?
Torisel has active ingredients of temsirolimus. eHealthMe is studying from 3,205 Torisel users. Check the latest studies of Torisel.
What is High potassium?
High potassium is found to be associated with 2,522 drugs and 2,976 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of High potassium.
3,194 people reported to have side effects when taking Torisel.
Among them, 33 people (1.03%) have High potassium.

Among these 33 people:
How long have people been on Torisel when they have High potassium? *
- < 1 month: 61.54 %
- 1 - 6 months: 30.77 %
- 6 - 12 months: 7.69 %
- 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 High potassium when taking Torisel? *
- female: 18.18 %
- male: 81.82 %
What is the age of people who have High potassium when taking Torisel? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 16.67 %
- 60+: 83.33 %
What are other drugs people take besides Torisel? *
- Escitalopram: 4 people, 12.12%
- Simvastatin: 3 people, 9.09%
- Lasix: 3 people, 9.09%
- Acetylsalicylic Acid: 2 people, 6.06%
- Everolimus: 2 people, 6.06%
- Sunitinib Malate: 2 people, 6.06%
- Colace: 1 person, 3.03%
- Furosemide: 1 person, 3.03%
- Fentanyl: 1 person, 3.03%
- Escitalopram Oxalate: 1 person, 3.03%
What are other side effects people have besides High potassium? *
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 13 people, 39.39%
- Blood Alkaline Phosphatase Increased: 10 people, 30.30%
- Disease Progression: 8 people, 24.24%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 21.21%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 7 people, 21.21%
- Hyponatremia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration): 6 people, 18.18%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 6 people, 18.18%
- Metabolic Acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body): 6 people, 18.18%
- Cough: 6 people, 18.18%
- Blood Creatinine Increased: 6 people, 18.18%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 17 people, 51.52%
- Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (spreadable kidney cell tumour): 10 people, 30.30%
- Renal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of kidney spreads to other part): 5 people, 15.15%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 9.09%
- Pain: 2 people, 6.06%
- Constipation: 2 people, 6.06%
- Swelling: 1 person, 3.03%
- Bone Cancer Metastatic: 1 person, 3.03%
- Cancer Pain: 1 person, 3.03%
- Cardiac Disorder: 1 person, 3.03%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Torisel:
- Torisel (3,205 reports)
High potassium treatments and more:
- High potassium (78,084 reports)
How severe was High potassium and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of temsirolimus:
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 Torisel:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with High potassium:
- High potassium (2,522 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with High potassium:
- High potassium (2,976 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Herrin MA, Rubinstein JC, Christison-Lagay ER, "Temsirolimus therapy and small bowel perforation in a pediatric patient with Clostridium septicum bacteremia", Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015 Aug .
- Herrin MA, Rubinstein JC, Christison-Lagay ER, "Temsirolimus therapy and small bowel perforation in a pediatric patient with Clostridium septicum bacteremia", Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015 Aug .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on temsirolimus (the active ingredients of Torisel) and Torisel (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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