Amlodipine and Pvt - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pvt is reported as a side effect among people who take Amlodipine (amlodipine besylate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 10+ years also take Levetiracetam, and have Hepatocellular carcinoma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pvt when taking Amlodipine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 346,875 people who have side effects when taking Amlodipine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Amlodipine?

Amlodipine has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 354,830 Amlodipine users. Check the latest studies of Amlodipine.

What is Pvt?

Pvt is found to be associated with 375 drugs and 746 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pvt.

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On Aug, 23, 2026

346,875 people reported to have side effects when taking Amlodipine.
Among them, 79 people (0.02%) have Pvt.

Could Amlodipine cause Pvt?

Among these 79 people:

How long have people been on Amlodipine when they have Pvt? *

  • < 1 month: 25 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 25 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 50 %

What is the gender of people who have Pvt when taking Amlodipine? *

  • female: 35.21 %
  • male: 64.79 %

What is the age of people who have Pvt when taking Amlodipine? *

  • 0-1: 4.23 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 15.49 %
  • 50-59: 15.49 %
  • 60+: 64.79 %

What are other drugs people take besides Amlodipine? *

  1. Meropenem: 13 people, 16.46%
  2. Levetiracetam: 13 people, 16.46%
  3. Omeprazole: 11 people, 13.92%
  4. Vancomycin: 9 people, 11.39%
  5. Allopurinol: 9 people, 11.39%
  6. Ondansetron: 9 people, 11.39%
  7. Avastin: 9 people, 11.39%
  8. Ursodiol: 8 people, 10.13%
  9. Propofol: 8 people, 10.13%
  10. Spironolactone: 7 people, 8.86%

What are other side effects people have besides Pvt? *

  1. Ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity): 16 people, 20.25%
  2. Diarrhea: 14 people, 17.72%
  3. Drowsiness: 12 people, 15.19%
  4. Constipation: 12 people, 15.19%
  5. Abdominal Pain Upper: 11 people, 13.92%
  6. Pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas): 10 people, 12.66%
  7. Pancreatic Pseudocyst (collection of tissue and fluids that forms on pancreas): 9 people, 11.39%
  8. Localised Intraabdominal Fluid Collection (collection of fluid in abdomen in single site): 9 people, 11.39%
  9. Metabolic Acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body): 9 people, 11.39%
  10. Acute Kidney Failure: 9 people, 11.39%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer): 16 people, 20.25%
  2. Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 9 people, 11.39%
  3. Joint Pain: 6 people, 7.59%
  4. High Blood Cholesterol: 5 people, 6.33%
  5. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 5.06%
  6. Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 4 people, 5.06%
  7. Enlarged Prostate: 4 people, 5.06%
  8. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 4 people, 5.06%
  9. Hepatitis C: 4 people, 5.06%
  10. Endometrial Disorder: 4 people, 5.06%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Pvt treatments and more:

  • Pvt (4,875 reports)

How severe was Pvt and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amlodipine besylate:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Amlodipine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Pvt:

  • Pvt (375 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pvt:

  • Pvt (746 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amlodipine besylate (the active ingredients of Amlodipine) and Amlodipine (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.

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.

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