Hydralazine side effects
This side effect is printed on the FDA label for Hydralazine. It was a question in our daily quiz, where you pick the real side effect from four choices.
An illness that looks like lupus
Joint pain, fever and fatigue can mimic the autoimmune disease lupus.
From the FDA label
“In a few patients hydrALAZINE may produce a clinical picture simulating systemic lupus erythematosus including glomerulonephritis.”
Hydralazine label, updated Sep 8, 2026 ·
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What to watch for
Tell your doctor about joint pain, fever, chest pain or unexplained tiredness.
156 reports to the FDA's adverse event system mention a lupus-like illness. A report is not proof the drug caused it. See the query
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