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Aluminum Hydroxide Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of aluminum hydroxide include chronic kidney disease, nausea, and acute kidney injury, based on 10,893 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 3.2% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Aluminum Hydroxide side effects

Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for aluminum hydroxide.

1
Chronic Kidney Disease5.6%606
2
Nausea5.3%581
3
Acute Kidney Injury5.2%564
4
Diarrhoea5.0%541
5
Vomiting4.8%528
6
Dyspnoea4.7%513
7
Fatigue4.4%474
8
Headache4.2%455
9
Off Label Use4.0%431
10
Malaise3.7%403
11
Pain3.6%393
12
Pyrexia3.5%380
13
Drug Interaction3.4%366
14
Abdominal Pain Upper3.2%352
15
Drug Ineffective3.2%350

These are voluntary reports and do not establish that aluminum hydroxide caused these reactions.

Report severity

91.0%Serious9,912 reports
45.8%Hospitalizations4,984 reports
10.1%Fatal1,105 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Aluminum Hydroxide drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside aluminum hydroxide. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.

Also suspected

1
Omeprazole11.5%1,249
2
Magnesium-trisilicate9.9%1,080
3
Esomeprazole8.2%894
4
Lansoprazole8.2%888
5
Pantoprazole-sodium6.8%742
6
Acetaminophen3.8%410
7
Metformin3.0%329
8
Furosemide2.9%321
9
Dexlansoprazole2.8%301
10
Levothyroxine-sodium2.5%276
11
Ranitidine2.5%272
12
Amlodipine2.5%270
13
Adalimumab2.3%247
14
Dexamethasone2.3%247
15
Aspirin2.1%230

Taken alongside

1
Magnesium-trisilicate81.0%8,828
2
Acetaminophen25.9%2,825
3
Omeprazole19.4%2,112
4
Aspirin13.9%1,509
5
Albuterol12.3%1,338
6
Atorvastatin-calcium11.1%1,209
7
Furosemide11.0%1,198
8
Ranitidine10.8%1,172
9
Lansoprazole10.3%1,121
10
Levothyroxine-sodium10.2%1,115
11
Amlodipine9.8%1,063
12
Pantoprazole-sodium8.8%956
13
Ergocalciferol7.8%852
14
Metformin7.4%807
15
Bisoprolol-fumarate6.7%735

Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.

Who reports aluminum hydroxide side effects

55.8% of aluminum hydroxide adverse event reports involve female patients and 35.4% involve male patients. The largest age group is elderly at 53%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female55.8%
Male35.4%
Unknown8.9%

Age group

< 21.9%
2–110.9%
12–171.0%
18–6443.5%
65+52.7%

What is aluminum hydroxide used for

Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking aluminum hydroxide when the adverse event was reported.

Abdominal DiscomfortAbdominal DistensionAbdominal PainAbdominal Pain UpperAccidental Exposure To ProductAdverse Drug ReactionAdverse EventAnalgesic TherapyAntacid TherapyArthralgiaAsthmaAtrial FibrillationAbdominal DiscomfortAbdominal DistensionAbdominal Pain

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Aluminum Hydroxide brand names and reporting trend

Aluminum Hydroxide is sold under the brand name Foamicon.

Brand names

Foamicon1,277

Quarterly reports (20042025)

20052010201520202025

An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.

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