Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide: adverse event reports filed with FDA

541

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 26 a year

4

reports, 12 months to June 2026

3 in the 12 months before

82.6%

marked serious by the reporter

67.6% across the class

6.7%

record death among outcomes, as reported

36 reports · not verified by FDA

Reports by month, five years

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide reports recording the termmedian drug in angiotensin 2 receptor blocker

1. Hyponatraemialow blood sodium9.6%52
2. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness5.5%30
3. Falla fall3.9%21
4. Hypertensionhigh blood pressure3.5%19
5. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected3.3%18
6. Hypokalaemialow blood potassium3.3%18
7. Recalled product administered3.3%18
8. Renal failure acute3.3%18
9. Drug interactionan interaction between medicines3.1%17
10. Hypotensionlow blood pressure3.1%17
11. Confusional stateconfusion2.4%13
12. Fatiguetiredness2.4%13
13. Nauseafeeling sick2.4%13
14. Blood pressure increaseda raised blood pressure reading2.2%12
15. Dehydrationdehydration2.2%12
16. Pain in extremitypain in an arm or leg2.2%12
17. Renal failurekidney failure2.2%12
18. Basal cell carcinoma2%11
19. Headachehead pain2%11
20. Vomitingbeing sick2%11
21. Astheniaweakness or lack of energy1.8%10
22. Dyspnoeashortness of breath1.8%10
23. Hyperkalaemiahigh blood potassium1.8%10
24. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools1.7%9
25. Lactic acidosisa build-up of lactic acid in the blood1.7%9
26. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell1.7%9
27. Urticariahives1.7%9
28. Arthralgiajoint pain1.5%8
29. Hyperglycaemiahigh blood sugar1.5%8
30. Hyperhidrosisexcessive sweating1.5%8

Top 30 of 223 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 24 drugs in the angiotensin 2 receptor blocker class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 243,200 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 28.1% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 541 reports.

In context

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the angiotensin 2 receptor blocker class

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (747) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.