Mevacor and Levothroid drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Mevacor (lovastatin) and Levothroid (levothyroxine sodium). Common drug interactions include basedow's disease among females and burning sensation among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Mevacor and Levothroid. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 73 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Mevacor?

Mevacor has active ingredients of lovastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 4,988 Mevacor users. Check the latest studies of Mevacor.

What is Levothroid?

Levothroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 8,974 Levothroid users. Check the latest studies of Levothroid.

On Jul, 26, 2026

73 people who take Mevacor and Levothroid together, and have interactions are studied.

Mevacor and Levothroid drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Mevacor and Levothroid, by gender? *:

female:

Basedow's disease (autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones)
Bladder infection
Blood sodium decreased
Bone mass decreased
Brain oedema (excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain)
Bundle branch block (disruption in the normal flow of electrical pulses that drive the heart beat)
Chest pain
Confusion
Cor pulmonale (enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart)
Cough

male:

Burning sensation
Cholelithiasis (the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)
Alanine aminotransferase abnormal
Aspartate aminotransferase abnormal
Blindness
Cardiac failure
Cardiac failure congestive
Cervical disc lesion (lesion between cervical vertebrae)
Cervical spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck)
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

What are the common drug interactions of Mevacor and Levothroid, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Depressed mood
Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
Therapeutic response unexpected

50-59:

Macular degeneration (painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision)
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break)
Pain
Plasma cell myeloma (cancer that begins in plasma cells)
Visual impairment
Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
Mania (a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood)
Papillary thyroid cancer
Pernicious anaemia (anaemia due to lack of vitamin b12)
Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)

60+:

Anaemia (lack of blood)
Neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour)
Pain
Plasma cell myeloma (cancer that begins in plasma cells)
Visual impairment
Hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body)
Neutrophil count decreased (less than normal number of neutrophil a type of blood cell)
Platelet count decreased
White blood cell count decreased
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 18 people, 24.66%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 9 people, 12.33%
Diabetic Neuropathy (neuropathic disorders that are associated with diabetes mellitus): 8 people, 10.96%
Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 7 people, 9.59%
Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 7 people, 9.59%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 7 people, 9.59%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 6 people, 8.22%
Thalamic Infarction (tissue death of thalamus part of brain): 6 people, 8.22%
Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 6 people, 8.22%
Rhinitis (a medical term for irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose): 5 people, 6.85%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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