Advil and Sick sinus syndrome - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sick sinus syndrome is found among people who take Advil, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Advil and have Sick sinus syndrome. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 55,074 people who have side effects when taking Advil from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Mar, 24, 2023

55,074 people reported to have side effects when taking Advil.
Among them, 12 people (0.02%) have Sick sinus syndrome.

What is Advil?

Advil has active ingredients of ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 57,202 Advil users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Sick sinus syndrome?

Sick sinus syndrome (a collection of heart rhythm disorders) is found to be associated with 1,448 drugs and 787 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Advil and Sick sinus syndrome reports submitted per year:

Gender of people who have Sick sinus syndrome when taking Advil *:

female: 91.67 %
male: 8.33 %

Age of people who have Sick sinus syndrome when taking Advil *:

Common drugs people take besides Advil *:

Common side effects people have besides Sick sinus syndrome *:

Diarrhea: 8 people, 66.67%
Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 8 people, 66.67%
Heart Rate Irregular: 8 people, 66.67%
Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 66.67%
Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action): 8 people, 66.67%
Injury: 8 people, 66.67%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 7 people, 58.33%
Hypovolaemia (a decreased volume of circulating blood in the body): 6 people, 50.00%
Joint Pain: 6 people, 50.00%
Aortic Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the aortic arteries): 5 people, 41.67%

Common conditions people have *:

Paget's Disease (disorder that involves abnormal bone destruction and regrowth, which results in deformity): 5 people, 41.67%
Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 5 people, 41.67%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 2 people, 16.67%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Advil and have Sick sinus syndrome?

Check whether Sick sinus syndrome is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related publications that referenced our studies

Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .

Related studies

How severe was Sick sinus syndrome and when was it recovered:

Sick sinus syndrome in Advil

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ibuprofen:

Sick sinus syndrome and drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen (57 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Advil:

Advil (57,202 reports)

Common Advil side effects:

Drug ineffective: 8,226 reports
Pain: 3,652 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3,629 reports
Headache (pain in head): 3,234 reports
Dizziness: 2,410 reports
Rashes (redness): 2,335 reports

Browse all side effects of Advil:

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Sick sinus syndrome treatments and more:

Sick sinus syndrome (4,288 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Sick sinus syndrome:

Common drugs associated with Sick sinus syndrome:

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Advil) and Advil (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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