Cardizem and Dementia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Dementia is reported as a side effect among people who take Cardizem (diltiazem hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Lasix, and have Cardiac disorder.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dementia when taking Cardizem. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 27,075 people who have side effects when taking Cardizem from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Cardizem?
Cardizem has active ingredients of diltiazem hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 28,014 Cardizem users. Check the latest studies of Cardizem.
What is Dementia?
Dementia (madness) is found to be associated with 1,210 drugs and 1,806 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dementia.
27,075 people reported to have side effects when taking Cardizem.
Among them, 92 people (0.34%) have Dementia.

Among these 92 people:
How long have people been on Cardizem when they have Dementia? *
- < 1 month: 33.33 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 66.67 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Dementia when taking Cardizem? *
- female: 67.44 %
- male: 32.56 %
What is the age of people who have Dementia when taking Cardizem? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 5.48 %
- 60+: 94.52 %
What are other drugs people take besides Cardizem? *
- Lasix: 29 people, 31.52%
- Synthroid: 23 people, 25.00%
- Digoxin: 22 people, 23.91%
- Aspirin: 19 people, 20.65%
- Prilosec: 19 people, 20.65%
- Vitamin D3: 14 people, 15.22%
- Coumadin: 14 people, 15.22%
- Lisinopril: 13 people, 14.13%
- Furosemide: 12 people, 13.04%
- Aricept: 12 people, 13.04%
What are other side effects people have besides Dementia? *
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 25 people, 27.17%
- Fall: 22 people, 23.91%
- Acute Kidney Failure: 20 people, 21.74%
- Memory Loss: 20 people, 21.74%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 20 people, 21.74%
- Cardiac Failure Congestive: 19 people, 20.65%
- Pain: 18 people, 19.57%
- Pneumonia: 18 people, 19.57%
- Confusional State: 17 people, 18.48%
- Diarrhea: 17 people, 18.48%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Cardiac Disorder: 10 people, 10.87%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 6 people, 6.52%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 5 people, 5.43%
- Prostate Cancer: 5 people, 5.43%
- Parkinson's Disease: 5 people, 5.43%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 4 people, 4.35%
- Diabetes: 4 people, 4.35%
- Urinary Retention (the inability to completely or partially empty the bladder): 4 people, 4.35%
- Hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins): 4 people, 4.35%
- Magnesium Deficiency (lack of magnesium): 4 people, 4.35%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Cardizem:
- Cardizem (28,014 reports)
Dementia treatments and more:
- Dementia (44,271 reports)
How severe was Dementia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of diltiazem hydrochloride:
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 Cardizem:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Dementia:
- Dementia (1,210 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dementia:
- Dementia (1,806 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on diltiazem hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Cardizem) and Cardizem (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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