Hypokalaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (31,615 Reports Across 1,240 Drugs)

Q: Which drugs cause Hypokalaemia?

1,240 drugs are associated with Hypokalaemia in the FDA FAERS database, with 31,615 total reports. The most commonly reported are FUROSEMIDE and HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE.

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Hypokalaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,240 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 31,615 total reports. 2,870 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypokalaemia are FUROSEMIDE, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, and CARBOPLATIN.

31,615

Total Reports

1,240

Drugs Involved

2,870

Deaths

21,122

Hospitalizations

60.1 yrs

Average Patient Age

62.0% / 38.0%

Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypokalaemia Most Often?

Drug	Reports	% of Drug Reports	Deaths	Hosp.	Life-Threat.
FUROSEMIDE	2,503	4.8%	176	1,692	338
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE	1,152	5.5%	65	825	129
CARBOPLATIN	1,118	1.3%	138	806	131
PREDNISONE	967	0.6%	113	670	187
DEXAMETHASONE	876	0.7%	183	585	131
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE	864	0.7%	100	473	101
OMEPRAZOLE	851	1.0%	47	690	129
RITUXIMAB	822	0.5%	139	466	104