A study for a 58 year old woman who takes Crestor (an AI-powered real world drug study)
Summary:
23,148 females aged 58 (±5) who take the same drug and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 58 year old female patient who has High Cholesterol. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.
23,148 females aged 58 (±5) who take Crestor and have adverse effects are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 58
- Gender: female
What are the drugs?
- Crestor has active ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 149,762 Crestor users. Check the latest studies of Crestor.
What are the conditions?
- High cholesterol is found to be associated with 3,077 drugs and 3,630 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of High cholesterol.
What are the adverse effects?
- Cystic acne (skin sac with seborrhoea (scaly red skin)) is found to be associated with 2,401 drugs and 2,431 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cystic acne.
Comparison with patient's specific adverse outcomes:
You can check what is more associated with an adverse outcome: a drug mix, a drug, a condition, or a population of certain gender and age. Each patient is different. It is not uncommon that the results can be inconclusive or insignificant.
By the same drug(s):
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Cystic Acne (skin sac with seborrhoea (scaly red skin)):
- among females aged 58 (±5) who take the same drug: 0.15% (34 of 23,148)
- among people who take the same drug, regardless of gender or age: 0.12% (256 of 206,527)
By each condition:
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people who have Cystic Acne with High Cholesterol:
- among females aged 58 (±5) who have High Cholesterol: 0.14% (62 of 42,785)
- among people who have High Cholesterol, regardless of gender or age: 0.13% (456 of 360,958)
By each drug (FDA data only):
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people who take Crestor and have Cystic Acne:
- among females aged 58 (±5) who take Crestor and have side effects: 0.21% (34 of 16,369)
- among people who take Crestor and have side effects, regardless of gender or age: 0.18% (256 of 143,395)
Common side effects *:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2,015 people, 8.70%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1,969 people, 8.51%
- Headache (pain in head): 1,793 people, 7.75%
- Pain : 1,767 people, 7.63%
- Drug Ineffective : 1,596 people, 6.89%
- High Blood Pressure : 1,558 people, 6.73%
- Joint Pain : 1,539 people, 6.65%
- Weakness : 1,418 people, 6.13%
- Diarrhea : 1,416 people, 6.12%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 1,413 people, 6.10%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 1,314 people, 5.68%
- Dizziness : 1,211 people, 5.23%
- Pain In Extremity : 1,151 people, 4.97%
- Rashes (redness): 1,146 people, 4.95%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 1,143 people, 4.94%
- Chest Pain : 1,125 people, 4.86%
- Nausea And Vomiting : 1,069 people, 4.62%
- Stress And Anxiety : 921 people, 3.98%
- Depression : 902 people, 3.90%
- Cough : 898 people, 3.88%
Common co-existing conditions *:
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- High Blood Pressure : 3,236 people, 13.98%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2,194 people, 9.48%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1,742 people, 7.53%
- Diabetes : 1,668 people, 7.21%
- Depression : 1,426 people, 6.16%
- Pain : 1,283 people, 5.54%
- Type 2 Diabetes : 1,095 people, 4.73%
- Stress And Anxiety : 961 people, 4.15%
- Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 754 people, 3.26%
- Asthma : 737 people, 3.18%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 670 people, 2.89%
- Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 629 people, 2.72%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 613 people, 2.65%
- Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 532 people, 2.30%
- Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 473 people, 2.04%
- Migraine (headache): 464 people, 2.00%
- Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 455 people, 1.97%
- Cardiac Disorder : 455 people, 1.97%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 451 people, 1.95%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 449 people, 1.94%
Common co-used drugs *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
- Nexium (2,204 people, 9.52%)
- Synthroid (2,101 people, 9.08%)
- Metformin (2,059 people, 8.89%)
- Aspirin (1,827 people, 7.89%)
- Humira (1,230 people, 5.31%)
- Plavix (1,190 people, 5.14%)
- Lyrica (1,174 people, 5.07%)
- Cymbalta (1,082 people, 4.67%)
- Vitamin D3 (1,061 people, 4.58%)
- Amlodipine (1,056 people, 4.56%)
- Vitamin D (1,048 people, 4.53%)
- Lantus (1,048 people, 4.53%)
- Pantoprazole (1,044 people, 4.51%)
- Lasix (977 people, 4.22%)
- Prilosec (943 people, 4.07%)
- Lisinopril (926 people, 4.00%)
- Singulair (911 people, 3.94%)
- Tylenol (900 people, 3.89%)
- Lipitor (872 people, 3.77%)
- Methotrexate (804 people, 3.47%)
Drug effectiveness *:
Crestor:
- not at all: 2.34 %
- somewhat: 12.28 %
- moderate: 27.03 %
- high: 42.21 %
- very high: 16.14 %
* 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:
- Crestor: 149,762 reports
Treatments, associated medications and conditions:
- Cystic acne: 179,011 reports
- High cholesterol: 478,585 reports
Drug side effects:
- Crestor and Cystic acne (256 reports)
Symptoms:
- High cholesterol and Cystic acne (460 reports)
Drugs that are associated with:
- Cystic acne: 2,401 drugs
Conditions that are associated with:
- Cystic acne: 2,431 conditions
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.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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