A study for a 74 year old man who takes Pradaxa - from FDA reports
8,874 males aged 74 (±5) who take the same drug are studied. This is a personalized study for a 74 year old male patient who has Deep Venous Thrombosis. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA.
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On Dec, 05, 2018
8,874 males aged 74 (±5) who take Pradaxa are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 74
- Gender: male
- Conditions: Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Drugs taken:
- Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
eHealthMe real world results:
Most common side effects over time
< 1 month:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Breathing difficulty
- Haematuria (presence of blood in urine)
- Chest pain
- Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)
- Nosebleed (bleeding from nose)
- Weakness
- Dizziness
- Abdominal pain upper
- Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
1 - 6 months:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen)
- Rectal haemorrhage (bleeding from anus)
- Diarrhea
- Haematuria (presence of blood in urine)
- Indigestion
- Haemorrhage (bleeding)
- Weakness
6 - 12 months:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Haemorrhagic anaemia (anaemia due to excessive bleeding)
- Haemorrhage (bleeding)
- Bleeding disorders
- Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (upper gastrointestinal bleeding)
- Weakness
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen)
- Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding in the large intestine, rectum, or anus is called lower gi bleeding)
- Rectal haemorrhage (bleeding from anus)
1 - 2 years:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (upper gastrointestinal bleeding)
- Haemorrhagic anaemia (anaemia due to excessive bleeding)
- Cerebral haemorrhage (bleeding within the brain)
- Haemorrhagic stroke (stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain)
- Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding in the large intestine, rectum, or anus is called lower gi bleeding)
- Rectal haemorrhage (bleeding from anus)
- Head injury
- Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)
2 - 5 years:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (upper gastrointestinal bleeding)
- Cerebral haemorrhage (bleeding within the brain)
- Haemorrhagic anaemia (anaemia due to excessive bleeding)
- Subdural haematoma (blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain)
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Rectal haemorrhage (bleeding from anus)
- Fall
- Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding in the large intestine, rectum, or anus is called lower gi bleeding)
5 - 10 years:
- Haemorrhage intracranial (bleeding within the skull)
- Cerebral haemorrhage (bleeding within the brain)
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Ischaemic stroke (stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain)
- Speech impairment (adult) (inability to speak (adult))
- Chronic kidney disease
- Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (upper gastrointestinal bleeding)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen)
- Blood urine present
10+ years:
- Septic shock (shock due to blood infection)
- Necrotising colitis (inflammation in the intestines (usually the colon) that can be life-threatening)
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Haemorrhage (bleeding)
- Varices oesophageal (enlarged and swollen veins at the bottom of the oesophagus, near the stomach)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Melaena (the passage of black, tarry stools)
not specified:
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen)
- Fall
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Dizziness
- Breathing difficulty
- Diarrhea
- Indigestion
- Haemorrhage (bleeding)
- Weakness
Top conditions involved for these people *:
- High Blood Pressure : 1,424 people, 16.05%
- High Blood Cholesterol : 903 people, 10.18%
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 883 people, 9.95%
- Anticoagulant Therapy : 440 people, 4.96%
- Diabetes : 388 people, 4.37%
- Preventive Health Care : 286 people, 3.22%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 261 people, 2.94%
- Cardiac Disorder : 241 people, 2.72%
- Pain : 240 people, 2.70%
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 172 people, 1.94%
Top co-used drugs for these people *:
- Aspirin (775 people, 8.73%)
- Lasix (629 people, 7.09%)
- Lipitor (571 people, 6.43%)
- Lisinopril (405 people, 4.56%)
- Digoxin (384 people, 4.33%)
- Simvastatin (374 people, 4.21%)
- Metformin (364 people, 4.10%)
- Crestor (339 people, 3.82%)
- Plavix (323 people, 3.64%)
- Furosemide (298 people, 3.36%)
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
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What are the drugs?
- Pradaxa has active ingredients of dabigatran etexilate mesylate. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. (latest outcomes from Pradaxa 69,087 users)
What are the conditions?
- Deep venous thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis) can be treated by Warfarin sodium, Coumadin, Xarelto, Lovenox, Aspirin (latest reports from 93,444 Deep venous thrombosis patients)
Related studies:
- Pradaxa side effects (68,385 reports)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Lippi G, Favaloro EJ, Mattiuzzi C, "Combined administration of antibiotics and direct oral anticoagulants: a renewed indication for laboratory monitoring?", Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2014 Oct .
FDA reports used in this study
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