Blopress and Sciatica - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sciatica is reported as a side effect among people who take Blopress (candesartan cilexetil), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lipitor, and have Lupus nephritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sciatica when taking Blopress. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 7,451 people who have side effects when taking Blopress from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Blopress?

Blopress has active ingredients of candesartan cilexetil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 7,479 Blopress users. Check the latest studies of Blopress.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve) is found to be associated with 1,137 drugs and 1,433 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sciatica.



On Jul, 14, 2026

7,451 people reported to have side effects when taking Blopress.
Among them, 16 people (0.21%) have Sciatica.

Could Blopress cause Sciatica?

Among these 16 people:

How long have people been on Blopress when they have Sciatica? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 77.78 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 22.22 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Sciatica when taking Blopress? *

  • female: 81.82 %
  • male: 18.18 %

What is the age of people who have Sciatica when taking Blopress? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 72.73 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 27.27 %

What are other drugs people take besides Blopress? *

  1. Diovan: 8 people, 50.00%
  2. Lipitor: 8 people, 50.00%
  3. Imuran: 7 people, 43.75%
  4. Locoid: 6 people, 37.50%
  5. Persantine: 6 people, 37.50%
  6. Rozerem: 6 people, 37.50%
  7. Lunesta: 5 people, 31.25%
  8. Pl: 3 people, 18.75%
  9. Cellcept: 3 people, 18.75%
  10. Prograf: 2 people, 12.50%

What are other side effects people have besides Sciatica? *

  1. Back Pain: 13 people, 81.25%
  2. Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat): 9 people, 56.25%
  3. Colitis Ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon): 7 people, 43.75%
  4. High Blood Cholesterol: 7 people, 43.75%
  5. Enterocolitis Viral: 7 people, 43.75%
  6. Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 7 people, 43.75%
  7. Dizziness: 7 people, 43.75%
  8. Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 7 people, 43.75%
  9. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 7 people, 43.75%
  10. Neurosis (a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations): 7 people, 43.75%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Lupus Nephritis (a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that may affect kidney tissue): 8 people, 50.00%
  2. High Blood Cholesterol: 6 people, 37.50%
  3. Back Pain: 6 people, 37.50%
  4. Depression: 6 people, 37.50%
  5. Drug Level Decreased: 6 people, 37.50%
  6. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 6 people, 37.50%
  7. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 6 people, 37.50%
  8. Asthma: 6 people, 37.50%
  9. Neurosis (a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations): 6 people, 37.50%
  10. Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat): 6 people, 37.50%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on candesartan cilexetil (the active ingredients of Blopress) and Blopress (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.

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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