Exforge and Pharyngitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pharyngitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Exforge (amlodipine besylate; valsartan), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Diovan, and have Diabetes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pharyngitis 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 Pharyngitis?

Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat) is found to be associated with 1,231 drugs and 1,208 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pharyngitis.

On Jun, 22, 2026

12,942 people reported to have side effects when taking Exforge.
Among them, 14 people (0.11%) have Pharyngitis.

Among these 14 people:

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

female: 57.14 %
male: 42.86 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Exforge? *

What are other side effects people have besides Pharyngitis? *

Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 4 people, 28.57%
Headache (pain in head): 3 people, 21.43%
Drug Ineffective: 3 people, 21.43%
Hypersensitivity: 3 people, 21.43%
Hoarseness Or Changing Voice: 3 people, 21.43%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 2 people, 14.29%
Lip Oedema (swelling of lip): 2 people, 14.29%
Joint Swelling: 2 people, 14.29%
Hyperuricaemia (level of uric acid in the blood that is abnormally high): 2 people, 14.29%
Dizziness: 2 people, 14.29%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Diabetes: 3 people, 21.43%
Tendonitis (a condition that causes pain and swelling of tendons): 2 people, 14.29%
Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands): 2 people, 14.29%
Pain: 2 people, 14.29%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 14.29%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 14.29%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 7.14%
Quit Smoking: 1 person, 7.14%
Metastatic Ocular Melanoma (melanine tumour of eye spreads from outside): 1 person, 7.14%
Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 1 person, 7.14%

* 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)

Pharyngitis treatments and more:

Pharyngitis (21,038 reports)

How severe was Pharyngitis and when was it recovered:

Pharyngitis in Exforge

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

Pharyngitis and drugs with ingredients of amlodipine besylate; valsartan (17 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+

Browse all side effects of Exforge:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Pharyngitis:

Pharyngitis (1,231 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pharyngitis:

Pharyngitis (1,208 conditions)

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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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