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Stroke and drugs of ingredients of furosemide (a real world drug study)


Summary:

Stroke is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of furosemide, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 513,671 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of furosemide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Furoscix, Furosemide, Lasix.

On Oct, 23, 2025

513,671 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of furosemide.
Among them, 7,080 people (1.38%) have Stroke

What is Stroke?

Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen) is found to be associated with 2,388 drugs and 3,009 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Stroke.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of furosemide cause Stroke?

Time on drugs with ingredients of furosemide when people have Stroke *:

  • < 1 month: 42.99 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 13.69 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 6.37 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 8.28 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 15.61 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 8.6 %
  • 10+ years: 4.46 %

Gender of people who have Stroke when taking drugs with ingredients of furosemide *:

  • female: 57.11 %
  • male: 42.89 %

Age of people who have Stroke when taking drugs with ingredients of furosemide *:

  • 0-1: 0.19 %
  • 2-9: 0.23 %
  • 10-19: 0.37 %
  • 20-29: 0.61 %
  • 30-39: 1.43 %
  • 40-49: 6.72 %
  • 50-59: 16.37 %
  • 60+: 74.08 %

Conditions people have *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

  1. Diabetes: 805 people, 11.37%
  2. 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): 502 people, 7.09%
  3. Pain: 460 people, 6.50%
  4. High Blood Cholesterol: 443 people, 6.26%
  5. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 323 people, 4.56%
  6. Depression: 291 people, 4.11%
  7. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 286 people, 4.04%
  8. Cardiac Disorder: 285 people, 4.03%
  9. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 233 people, 3.29%
  10. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 221 people, 3.12%

Other drugs people take *:

You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.

  1. Aspirin: 998 people, 14.10%
  2. Plavix: 988 people, 13.95%
  3. Lipitor: 776 people, 10.96%
  4. Coumadin: 748 people, 10.56%
  5. Avandia: 639 people, 9.03%
  6. Lisinopril: 633 people, 8.94%
  7. Coreg: 608 people, 8.59%
  8. Digoxin: 566 people, 7.99%
  9. Vioxx: 555 people, 7.84%
  10. Norvasc: 519 people, 7.33%

Other side effects people have besides Stroke *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.

  1. Pain: 1,043 people, 14.73%
  2. Heart Attack: 873 people, 12.33%
  3. Cardiac Failure Congestive: 864 people, 12.20%
  4. Stress And Anxiety: 861 people, 12.16%
  5. Acute Kidney Failure: 799 people, 11.29%
  6. Weakness: 798 people, 11.27%
  7. Fall: 786 people, 11.10%
  8. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 755 people, 10.66%
  9. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 640 people, 9.04%
  10. Dizziness: 620 people, 8.76%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on furosemide. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

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