Drug
Chloroquine Phosphate
Important: Reactions below are the flagged terms from this drug’s
FAERS report history (min. 3 co-reports per term) — PRR/ROR indicate
disproportionality in spontaneous reporting, not causation.
Data from FDA FAERS via openFDA. Last recalculated: 2026-09-14.
| Reaction | Co-reports (a) | PRR | ROR | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tachypnoea | 24 | 56.9 | 59.0 | signal |
| 2 | Brain Oedema | 21 | 53.4 | 55.1 | signal |
| 3 | Covid-19 Pneumonia | 19 | 51.3 | 52.8 | signal |
| 4 | Red Blood Cell Sedimentation Rate Increased | 15 | 43.4 | 44.4 | signal |
| 5 | Ventricular Fibrillation | 14 | 40.3 | 41.2 | signal |
| 6 | Cardiomyopathy | 18 | 39.0 | 40.1 | signal |
| 7 | Acute Respiratory Failure | 19 | 31.8 | 32.8 | signal |
| 8 | Hypoxia | 32 | 29.3 | 30.7 | signal |
| 9 | Encephalopathy | 21 | 27.5 | 28.4 | signal |
| 10 | Pulmonary Fibrosis | 16 | 26.9 | 27.5 | signal |
| 11 | Hypercalcaemia | 10 | 26.0 | 26.4 | signal |
| 12 | Synovitis | 14 | 24.9 | 25.4 | signal |
| 13 | Hepatomegaly | 7 | 22.7 | 23.0 | signal |
| 14 | Mania | 11 | 21.5 | 21.8 | signal |
| 15 | Basal Cell Carcinoma | 10 | 20.5 | 20.8 | signal |
| 16 | Ulcer | 10 | 20.1 | 20.4 | signal |
| 17 | Drug Eruption | 11 | 20.0 | 20.3 | signal |
| 18 | Ventricular Tachycardia | 10 | 19.4 | 19.6 | signal |
| 19 | Cardiogenic Shock | 8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | signal |
| 20 | Tuberculosis | 7 | 17.5 | 17.6 | signal |
| 21 | Pulmonary Oedema | 23 | 16.5 | 17.0 | signal |
| 22 | Prescribed Underdose | 10 | 16.1 | 16.3 | signal |
| 23 | Intentional Overdose | 31 | 15.6 | 16.3 | signal |
| 24 | Immunodeficiency | 7 | 15.2 | 15.4 | signal |
| 25 | Hepatitis | 12 | 15.0 | 15.3 | signal |
| 26 | Drug Toxicity | 6 | 13.9 | 14.1 | signal |
| 27 | Nephropathy | 4 | 13.7 | 13.7 | signal |
| 28 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | 15 | 13.6 | 13.9 | signal |
| 29 | Hypotonia | 4 | 12.8 | 12.9 | signal |
| 30 | Deafness | 10 | 12.2 | 12.4 | signal |
| 31 | Contraindicated Product Administered | 11 | 11.7 | 11.9 | signal |
| 32 | Multi-organ Failure | 6 | 11.0 | 11.1 | signal |
| 33 | Polyneuropathy | 4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | signal |
| 34 | Anorexia | 4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | signal |
| 35 | Visual Acuity Reduced | 10 | 9.6 | 9.7 | signal |
| 36 | Metastases To Lung | 3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | signal |
| 37 | Completed Suicide | 20 | 7.6 | 7.8 | signal |
| 38 | Metastases To Central Nervous System | 3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | signal |
| 39 | Suicide Attempt | 14 | 7.4 | 7.5 | signal |
| 40 | Hand Deformity | 3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | signal |
| 41 | Drug Exposure During Pregnancy | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | no signal |