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Metrizoate Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of metrizoate include respiratory disorder, white blood cell count decreased, and nasopharyngitis, based on 2 FDA adverse event reports from 2022 to 2024.

Metrizoate side effects

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

1
Respiratory Disorder50.0%1
2
White Blood Cell Count Decreased50.0%1
3
Nasopharyngitis50.0%1
4
Cough50.0%1
5
Platelet Count Decreased50.0%1
6
Scar50.0%1
7
Therapeutic Product Effect Incomplete50.0%1
8
Peripheral Swelling50.0%1

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

Report severity

100.0%Serious2 reports
0.0%Hospitalizations0 reports
0.0%Fatal0 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Metrizoate drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside metrizoate. 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
Lenalidomide50.0%1
2
Adalimumab50.0%1

Taken alongside

1
Aspirin50.0%1
2
Fluticasone50.0%1
3
Umeclidinium-bromide50.0%1
4
Vilanterol-trifenatate50.0%1
5
Albuterol50.0%1
6
Gemfibrozil50.0%1
7
Montelukast-sodium50.0%1
8
Tamsulosin-hydrochloride50.0%1
9
Lisinopril50.0%1
10
Metoprolol50.0%1
11
Omeprazole50.0%1
12
Finasteride50.0%1
13
Daratumumab50.0%1
14
Dexamethasone50.0%1
15
Rosuvastatin50.0%1

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 metrizoate side effects

0.0% of metrizoate adverse event reports involve female patients and 100.0% involve male patients. The largest age group is elderly at 100%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female0.0%
Male100.0%
Unknown0.0%

Age group

< 20.0%
2–110.0%
12–170.0%
18–640.0%
65+100.0%

What is metrizoate used for

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

Product Used For Unknown Indication

Metrizoate brand names and reporting trend

Metrizoate is sold under the brand name Isopaque 440.

Brand names

Isopaque 4402

Quarterly reports (20222024)

20222024

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

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