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Desoxycorticosterone Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of desoxycorticosterone include diarrhoea, fatigue, and pain, based on 1,167 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 2.6% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Desoxycorticosterone side effects

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

1
Diarrhoea5.9%69
2
Fatigue5.6%65
3
Pain4.6%54
4
Nausea4.5%52
5
Headache4.4%51
6
Vomiting4.4%51
7
Dyspnoea4.3%50
8
Urinary Tract Infection3.8%44
9
Fall3.7%43
10
Pyrexia3.4%40
11
Abdominal Pain3.3%39
12
Hypertension3.3%39
13
Acute Kidney Injury3.3%38
14
Dizziness3.0%35
15
Pneumonia3.0%35

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

Report severity

91.3%Serious1,065 reports
53.6%Hospitalizations625 reports
12.7%Fatal148 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Desoxycorticosterone drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside desoxycorticosterone. 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
Mirtazapine3.6%42
2
Adalimumab3.4%40
3
Duloxetine-hydrochloride3.4%40
4
Esomeprazole2.6%30
5
Quetiapine-fumarate2.3%27
6
Doxepin-hydrochloride2.2%26
7
Aspirin2.1%25
8
Lenalidomide1.7%20
9
Omeprazole1.7%20
10
Ranitidine1.7%20
11
Dexamethasone1.6%19
12
Pantoprazole-sodium1.6%19
13
Zoledronic-acid1.5%18
14
Acetaminophen1.5%18
15
Diclofenac1.5%18

Taken alongside

1
Acetaminophen19.2%224
2
Omeprazole14.2%166
3
Aspirin13.5%157
4
Furosemide12.7%148
5
Pantoprazole-sodium11.9%139
6
Albuterol9.8%114
7
Amlodipine9.3%108
8
Metformin9.2%107
9
Atorvastatin-calcium9.1%106
10
Levothyroxine-sodium8.7%102
11
Metoprolol8.1%94
12
Oxycodone7.7%90
13
Pregabalin7.6%89
14
Diclofenac7.3%85
15
Ondansetron7.3%85

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 desoxycorticosterone side effects

56.0% of desoxycorticosterone adverse event reports involve female patients and 39.2% involve male patients. The largest age group is adult at 54%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female56.0%
Male39.2%
Unknown4.8%

Age group

< 20.7%
2–111.8%
12–171.3%
18–6453.8%
65+42.5%

What is desoxycorticosterone used for

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

Abdominal Pain UpperAcute Coronary SyndromeAcute Myocardial InfarctionAdrenal InsufficiencyAnaesthesiaAnaesthesia ProcedureAnal FissureAnalgesic TherapyAngina PectorisAngina UnstableAngiopathyAntiviral ProphylaxisArrhythmiaArrhythmia ProphylaxisArthralgia

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Desoxycorticosterone brand names and reporting trend

Desoxycorticosterone is sold under the brand name Percorten.

Brand names

Percorten22

Quarterly reports (20042025)

20052010201520202025

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

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