Exforge and Light sensitivity - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Light sensitivity is reported as a side effect among people who take Exforge (amlodipine besylate; valsartan), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Forteo, and have Diabetes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Light sensitivity when taking Exforge. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12,942 people who have side effects when taking Exforge from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Exforge?

Exforge has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate; valsartan. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 13,350 Exforge users. Check the latest studies of Exforge.

What is Light sensitivity?

Light sensitivity is found to be associated with 2,075 drugs and 1,817 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Light sensitivity.

On Oct, 26, 2025

12,942 people reported to have side effects when taking Exforge.
Among them, 13 people (0.1%) have Light sensitivity.

Among these 13 people:

How long have people been on Exforge when they have Light sensitivity? *

What is the gender of people who have Light sensitivity when taking Exforge? *

female: 72.73 %
male: 27.27 %

What is the age of people who have Light sensitivity when taking Exforge? *

What are other drugs people take besides Exforge? *

What are other side effects people have besides Light sensitivity? *

Vision Blurred: 5 people, 38.46%
Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 38.46%
Dizziness: 4 people, 30.77%
Weakness: 3 people, 23.08%
Pain In Extremity: 3 people, 23.08%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3 people, 23.08%
Limb Asymmetry (consistent task discrepancy between the two lower limbs): 2 people, 15.38%
Inner Ear Disorder: 2 people, 15.38%
Head Injury: 2 people, 15.38%
Feeling Abnormal: 2 people, 15.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Diabetes: 3 people, 23.08%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 2 people, 15.38%
Diabetic Retinal Oedema (excessive build-up of fluid in the retina due to diabetes): 2 people, 15.38%
Thymus Disorder (disease of thymus): 1 person, 7.69%
Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 7.69%
Skin Wrinkling (wrinkle on skin): 1 person, 7.69%
Lymphoma (cancer that begins in immune system cells): 1 person, 7.69%
High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 7.69%
Eyelid Twitch (spontaneous and uncontrolled spasms of the muscles): 1 person, 7.69%
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 1 person, 7.69%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Exforge:

Exforge (13,350 reports)

Light sensitivity treatments and more:

Light sensitivity (21,346 reports)

How severe was Light sensitivity and when was it recovered:

Light sensitivity in Exforge

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

Light sensitivity and drugs with ingredients of amlodipine besylate; valsartan

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 Exforge:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Light sensitivity:

Light sensitivity (2,075 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Light sensitivity:

Light sensitivity (1,817 conditions)

Drugs similar to Exforge and Light sensitivity :

How the study uses the data?

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