A study for a 72 year old man who takes Valsartan, Eliquis, Amiodarone Hydrochloride (an AI-powered real world drug study)
Summary:
2,356 males aged 72 (±5) who take the same drugs and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 72 year old male patient who has A-Fib, High Blood Pressure. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.
2,356 males aged 72 (±5) who take Valsartan, Eliquis, Amiodarone Hydrochloride and have adverse effects are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 72
- Gender: male
- Conditions: A-Fib, High Blood Pressure
- Drugs taken:
- Amiodarone Hydrochloride (amiodarone hydrochloride)
- Eliquis (apixaban)
- Valsartan (valsartan)
Common drug interactions *:
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 208 people, 8.83%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 144 people, 6.11%
- Weakness : 144 people, 6.11%
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 137 people, 5.81%
- Cardiac Failure : 119 people, 5.05%
- Dizziness : 113 people, 4.80%
- Diarrhea : 112 people, 4.75%
- Pneumonia : 112 people, 4.75%
- Death : 105 people, 4.46%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 100 people, 4.24%
- Fall : 98 people, 4.16%
- Pain : 94 people, 3.99%
- Acute Kidney Failure : 91 people, 3.86%
- Weight Decreased : 90 people, 3.82%
- Interstitial Lung Disease : 83 people, 3.52%
- Drug Ineffective : 76 people, 3.23%
- Cardiac Failure Congestive : 71 people, 3.01%
- Fever : 70 people, 2.97%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 69 people, 2.93%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 68 people, 2.89%
Common co-existing conditions *:
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- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 387 people, 16.43%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 151 people, 6.41%
- Cardiac Failure : 127 people, 5.39%
- Pain : 122 people, 5.18%
- High Blood Cholesterol : 117 people, 4.97%
- Type 2 Diabetes : 96 people, 4.07%
- Diabetes : 76 people, 3.23%
- Cardiac Disorder : 68 people, 2.89%
- Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 54 people, 2.29%
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 52 people, 2.21%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 50 people, 2.12%
- Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 47 people, 1.99%
- Cardiac Failure Chronic : 47 people, 1.99%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 45 people, 1.91%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 44 people, 1.87%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 43 people, 1.83%
- Constipation : 43 people, 1.83%
- Coronary Heart Disease (narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries): 43 people, 1.83%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 43 people, 1.83%
- Prostate Cancer : 37 people, 1.57%
Common co-used drugs *:
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- Pantoprazole (299 people, 12.69%)
- Metformin (264 people, 11.21%)
- Amlodipine (251 people, 10.65%)
- Furosemide (228 people, 9.68%)
- Lasix (204 people, 8.66%)
- Tamsulosin (197 people, 8.36%)
- Lipitor (154 people, 6.54%)
- Aspirin (151 people, 6.41%)
- Entresto (141 people, 5.98%)
- Clopidogrel (134 people, 5.69%)
- Allopurinol (131 people, 5.56%)
- Coreg (120 people, 5.09%)
- Spironolactone (111 people, 4.71%)
- Plavix (108 people, 4.58%)
- Prednisone (108 people, 4.58%)
- Revlimid (108 people, 4.58%)
- Spiriva (104 people, 4.41%)
- Acetaminophen (104 people, 4.41%)
- Vitamin D3 (101 people, 4.29%)
- Crestor (94 people, 3.99%)
Drug effectiveness *:
Valsartan:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 50 %
- high: 0 %
- very high: 50 %
Eliquis:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 0 %
- high: 50 %
- very high: 50 %
Amiodarone Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 33.33 %
- moderate: 33.33 %
- high: 0 %
- very high: 33.33 %
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Drug side effects in long term, by gender and age:
- Amiodarone hydrochloride: 10,053 reports
- Eliquis: 191,768 reports
- Valsartan: 63,785 reports
Treatments, associated medications and conditions:
- A-fib: 349,112 reports
- High blood pressure: 1,062,468 reports
Drug interactions:
- Valsartan and Eliquis drug interaction (1,822 reports)
- Valsartan and Amiodarone hydrochloride drug interaction (58 reports)
- Eliquis and Amiodarone hydrochloride drug interaction (20 reports)
How the phase IV clinical study uses the data?
The study is based on gender, age, active ingredients of any drugs used. Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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