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


Summary:

Thyroiditis is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of furosemide, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 2 - 5 years. 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 Dec, 22, 2025

513,671 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of furosemide.
Among them, 141 people (0.03%) have Thyroiditis


What is Thyroiditis?

Thyroiditis (inflammation of thyroid gland) is found to be associated with 343 drugs and 388 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Thyroiditis.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of furosemide cause Thyroiditis?

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

  • < 1 month: 41.18 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 5.88 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 52.94 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

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

  • female: 32.09 %
  • male: 67.91 %

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

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 1.54 %
  • 10-19: 10.77 %
  • 20-29: 7.69 %
  • 30-39: 7.69 %
  • 40-49: 3.85 %
  • 50-59: 8.46 %
  • 60+: 60.0 %

Conditions people have *:

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  1. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 27 people, 19.15%
  2. Right Ventricular Failure (right half of the heart fails to work): 7 people, 4.96%
  3. Ventricular Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat that originates in one of the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart): 6 people, 4.26%
  4. Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 6 people, 4.26%
  5. Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 5 people, 3.55%
  6. Cyanotic Heart Disease (deoxygenated blood bypassing the lungs and entering the systemic circulation): 4 people, 2.84%
  7. Eczema (patches of skin become rough and inflamed, with itching and bleeding blisters): 4 people, 2.84%
  8. Urination - Painful: 4 people, 2.84%
  9. Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 4 people, 2.84%
  10. Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland): 4 people, 2.84%

Other drugs people take *:

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  1. Rivaroxaban: 38 people, 26.95%
  2. Opsumit: 26 people, 18.44%
  3. Spironolactone: 21 people, 14.89%
  4. Aspirin: 20 people, 14.18%
  5. Uptravi: 19 people, 13.48%
  6. Adcirca: 17 people, 12.06%
  7. Samsca: 15 people, 10.64%
  8. Nexium: 13 people, 9.22%
  9. Enalapril Maleate: 13 people, 9.22%
  10. Heparin: 9 people, 6.38%

Other side effects people have besides Thyroiditis *:

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  1. 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): 54 people, 38.30%
  2. Fall: 47 people, 33.33%
  3. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 41 people, 29.08%
  4. Mitral Valve Incompetence (inefficient heart valve): 40 people, 28.37%
  5. Aortic Aneurysm (enlargement of an aortic artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall): 40 people, 28.37%
  6. Bundle Branch Block Left (absence of transmission of electric impulses from the atrioventricular (av) bundle of his to the left ventricle): 40 people, 28.37%
  7. Type 2 Diabetes: 40 people, 28.37%
  8. Fractured Coccyx (fracture tail bone): 39 people, 27.66%
  9. Cardiac Failure Chronic: 39 people, 27.66%
  10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 39 people, 27.66%

* 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.

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