Dapsone and Heart attack - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Heart attack is reported as a side effect among people who take Dapsone (dapsone), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Lisinopril, and have Hiv infection.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Heart attack when taking Dapsone. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,499 people who have side effects when taking Dapsone from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Dapsone?
Dapsone has active ingredients of dapsone. It is often used in dermatitis herpetiformis. eHealthMe is studying from 11,732 Dapsone users. Check the latest studies of Dapsone.
What is Heart attack?
Heart attack is found to be associated with 2,542 drugs and 3,266 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Heart attack.
11,499 people reported to have side effects when taking Dapsone.
Among them, 102 people (0.89%) have Heart attack.

Among these 102 people:
How long have people been on Dapsone when they have Heart attack? *
What is the gender of people who have Heart attack when taking Dapsone? *
What is the age of people who have Heart attack when taking Dapsone? *
What are other drugs people take besides Dapsone? *
What are other side effects people have besides Heart attack? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Dapsone:
- Dapsone (11,732 reports)
Heart attack treatments and more:
- Heart attack (266,136 reports)
How severe was Heart attack and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of dapsone:
- Heart attack and drugs with ingredients of dapsone (109 reports)
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+
Common Dapsone side effects:
- Dapsone side effect: Drug ineffective (998 reports)
- Dapsone side effect: Anaemia (lack of blood) (560 reports)
Browse all side effects of Dapsone:
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 zCommon drugs associated with Heart attack:
- Avandia side effect: Heart attack (53,134 reports)
- Vioxx side effect: Heart attack (33,634 reports)
- Aspirin side effect: Heart attack (17,130 reports)
- Plavix side effect: Heart attack (9,808 reports)
- Lipitor side effect: Heart attack (9,378 reports)
- Celebrex side effect: Heart attack (9,267 reports)
- Metformin side effect: Heart attack (7,321 reports)
- Lisinopril side effect: Heart attack (7,272 reports)
- Prednisone side effect: Heart attack (6,281 reports)
- Lasix side effect: Heart attack (5,852 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with Heart attack:
- Heart attack (2,542 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Heart attack:
- Diabetes mellitus: 46,896 reports
- Diabetes: 46,800 reports
- Dm: 46,799 reports
- Glucose test: 45,669 reports
- Ra: 9,565 reports
- Hypertension: 7,933 reports
- High blood pressure: 7,871 reports
- Arthritis: 7,697 reports
- Joint inflammation: 7,677 reports
- Pain: 7,017 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Heart attack:
- Heart attack (3,266 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Semira ZA, Zulfkar Q, Sameem F, "Livedo reticularis associated with dapsone therapy in a patient with chronic urticaria", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Semira ZA, Zulfkar Q, Sameem F, "Livedo reticularis associated with dapsone therapy in a patient with chronic urticaria", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dapsone (the active ingredients of Dapsone) and Dapsone (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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.
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