Torsemide and Rickets - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Rickets is reported as a side effect among people who take Torsemide (torsemide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Atenolol, and have Hypertensive crisis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Rickets when taking Torsemide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 32,825 people who have side effects when taking Torsemide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Torsemide?

Torsemide has active ingredients of torsemide. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 33,072 Torsemide users. Check the latest studies of Torsemide.

What is Rickets?

Rickets (softening of bones) is found to be associated with 1,089 drugs and 1,459 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Rickets.



On Jul, 21, 2026

32,825 people reported to have side effects when taking Torsemide.
Among them, 30 people (0.09%) have Rickets.

Could Torsemide cause Rickets?

Among these 30 people:

How long have people been on Torsemide when they have Rickets? *

  • < 1 month: 75 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 25 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Rickets when taking Torsemide? *

  • female: 73.33 %
  • male: 26.67 %

What is the age of people who have Rickets when taking Torsemide? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 8.33 %
  • 50-59: 20.83 %
  • 60+: 70.83 %

What are other drugs people take besides Torsemide? *

  1. Losartan: 8 people, 26.67%
  2. Omeprazole: 8 people, 26.67%
  3. Atenolol: 8 people, 26.67%
  4. Chlorpheniramine Maleate: 7 people, 23.33%
  5. Kadcyla: 7 people, 23.33%
  6. Herceptin: 7 people, 23.33%
  7. Paclitaxel: 7 people, 23.33%
  8. Perjeta: 7 people, 23.33%
  9. Prednisone: 7 people, 23.33%
  10. Dexamethasone: 7 people, 23.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Rickets? *

  1. Nosebleed (bleeding from nose): 10 people, 33.33%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 10 people, 33.33%
  3. 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): 9 people, 30.00%
  4. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 9 people, 30.00%
  5. Cardiac Failure: 8 people, 26.67%
  6. Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 23.33%
  7. Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysaesthesia Syndrome (hand-foot syndrome): 7 people, 23.33%
  8. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 20.00%
  9. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (a condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick): 6 people, 20.00%
  10. Pneumonia: 6 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Breast Cancer Metastatic: 7 people, 23.33%
  2. Hypertensive Crisis: 7 people, 23.33%
  3. Type 2 Diabetes: 3 people, 10.00%
  4. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 3 people, 10.00%
  5. Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 3 people, 10.00%
  6. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 2 people, 6.67%
  7. Hiv Infection: 2 people, 6.67%
  8. Constipation: 2 people, 6.67%
  9. Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 2 people, 6.67%
  10. Breast Cancer: 2 people, 6.67%

* 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 torsemide (the active ingredients of Torsemide) and Torsemide (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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