Captopril and Ageusia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ageusia is reported as a side effect among people who take Captopril (captopril), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Lasix, and have Acromegaly.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ageusia when taking Captopril. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17,289 people who have side effects when taking Captopril from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Captopril?

Captopril has active ingredients of captopril. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 17,438 Captopril users. Check the latest studies of Captopril.

What is Ageusia?

Ageusia (loss of taste functions of the tongue) is found to be associated with 1,094 drugs and 1,250 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ageusia.

On Jul, 26, 2026

17,289 people reported to have side effects when taking Captopril.
Among them, 24 people (0.14%) have Ageusia.

Among these 24 people:

How long have people been on Captopril when they have Ageusia? *

What is the gender of people who have Ageusia when taking Captopril? *

female: 47.83 %
male: 52.17 %

What is the age of people who have Ageusia when taking Captopril? *

What are other drugs people take besides Captopril? *

What are other side effects people have besides Ageusia? *

Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 16 people, 66.67%
Pain In Extremity: 14 people, 58.33%
Weight Decreased: 14 people, 58.33%
Pain: 12 people, 50.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 11 people, 45.83%
Chills (felling of cold): 11 people, 45.83%
Visual Impairment: 10 people, 41.67%
Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 10 people, 41.67%
Fever: 10 people, 41.67%
Chest Pain: 9 people, 37.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Acromegaly (body produces too much growth hormone, leading to excess growth of body tissues): 7 people, 29.17%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 3 people, 12.50%
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (spreadable kidney cell tumour): 2 people, 8.33%
Diabetes: 1 person, 4.17%
Ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity): 1 person, 4.17%
Basal Cell Carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills): 1 person, 4.17%
Bladder Cancer: 1 person, 4.17%
Breast Cancer Metastatic: 1 person, 4.17%
Dementia Alzheimer's Type (loss of mental ability with alzheimer's symptom): 1 person, 4.17%
Depression: 1 person, 4.17%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ageusia:

Ageusia (1,094 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ageusia:

Ageusia (1,250 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on captopril (the active ingredients of Captopril) and Captopril (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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