Drug interactions between Atenolol, Tolbutamide for a Female patient aged 87
This is a personalized study of Atenolol, Tolbutamide drug interactions for a 87 year old female patient who has High blood pressure, Diabetes Mellitus. The study is created by eHealthMe based on 49 reports from FDA.
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What are the drugs
Atenolol has active ingredients of atenolol. It is used in high blood pressure, heart palpitations, tachycardia, heart rate increased, heart rate irregular, atrial fibrillation/flutter.
Tolbutamide has active ingredients of tolbutamide. It is used in diabetes, type 2 diabetes, blood glucose increased.
On Apr, 12, 2013: 49 people who reported to have interactions when taking Atenolol, Tolbutamide are studied

Information of the patient in this study:
Age: 83
Gender: female
Conditions: High blood pressure, Diabetes Mellitus
Drugs taking:
- Atenolol - 50MG (atenolol): used for 1 - 2 years
- Tolbutamide - 500MG (tolbutamide): used for < 1 month
eHealthMe real world results:
For females aged 83 (±5):
Comparison with this patient's adverse outcomes:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| Interaction | Number of reports among females aged 83 (±5) who take the drugs |
| Hypoglycaemia | 0 (0.00%) |
(as an adverse outcome could be a symptom of a condition, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, regardless of which drug is taken, how many female HBP patients aged 50 (±5) have nausea)
| Symptom | Number of reports among females aged 83 (±5) who have the condition, regardless of which drug is taken |
| Hypoglycaemia in High Blood Pressure | 203 (1.36%) |
| Hypoglycaemia in Diabetes Mellitus | 230 (6.40%) |
(as an adverse outcome could be a side effect of a drug, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, how many female Aspirin users aged 50 (±5) have nausea)
| Side effect | Number of reports among females aged 83 (±5) who take the drug |
| Hypoglycaemia in Atenolol | 31 (0.55%) |
| Hypoglycaemia in Tolbutamide | 0 (0.00%) |
Most common interactions experienced by females aged 83 (±5) in the use of Atenolol, Tolbutamide:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| Interaction | Number of reports | |
| 1 | Vomiting | 15 |
| 2 | Nausea | 10 |
| 3 | Weight Decreased | 10 |
| 4 | Pulmonary Oedema | 2 |
| 5 | Acute Coronary Syndrome | 2 |
| 6 | Chills | 1 |
| 7 | Morganella Infection | 1 |
| 8 | Heart Rate Increased | 1 |
| 9 | Drug Hypersensitivity | 1 |
| 10 | Asthma | 1 |
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Most common interactions experienced by females aged 83 (±5) in long term use of Atenolol, Tolbutamide:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| None. |
For people in general (regardless of gender or age):
Comparison with this patient's adverse outcomes:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| Interaction | Number of reports among people in general who take the drugs |
| Hypoglycaemia | 0 (0.00%) |
(as an adverse outcome could be a symptom of a condition, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, regardless of which drug is taken, how many HBP patients have nausea)
| Symptom | Number of reports among people in general who have the condition, regardless of which drug is taken |
| Hypoglycaemia in High Blood Pressure | 1,780 (1.00%) |
| Hypoglycaemia in Diabetes Mellitus | 3,191 (3.62%) |
(as an adverse outcome could be a side effect of a drug, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, how many Aspirin users have nausea)
| Side effect | Number of reports among people in general who have the side effect while taking the drug |
| Hypoglycaemia in Atenolol | 618 (0.82%) |
| Hypoglycaemia in Tolbutamide | 16 (3.32%) |
Most common interactions experienced by people in the use of Atenolol, Tolbutamide:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| Interaction | Number of reports | |
| 1 | Vomiting | 22 |
| 2 | Weight Decreased | 11 |
| 3 | Nausea | 10 |
| 4 | Psychotic Disorder | 7 |
| 5 | Drug Interaction | 6 |
| 6 | Chest Pain | 4 |
| 7 | Cognitive Disorder | 3 |
| 8 | Lung Neoplasm Malignant | 3 |
| 9 | Blood Glucose Increased | 3 |
| 10 | Headache | 3 |
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Most common interactions experienced by people in long term use of Atenolol, Tolbutamide:
(click on each outcome to view in-depth analysis, incl. how people recovered)| None. |
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Drug effectiveness in real world:
- Atenolol for High Blood Pressure reported by 1,077 people (updated 16 hours ago)
In-depth study of side effects (who have it, when it happens and how):
- Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) in Atenolol reported by 618 people (updated 1 week ago)
- Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) in Tolbutamide reported by 12 people (updated 1 month ago)
Could it be a symptom from a condition:
- Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) in High Blood Pressure reported by 1,779 people (updated 2 weeks ago)
- Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) in Diabetes Mellitus reported by 3,191 people (updated 1 week ago)
Side effects in real world:
Alternative drugs:
- Diabetes Mellitus (8 drugs) (updated 14 minutes ago)
- High Blood Pressure (228 drugs) (updated 2 hours ago)
Drugs in real world that are associated with:
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