Inspra and Sepsis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Sepsis is reported as a side effect among people who take Inspra (eplerenone), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Furosemide, and have High blood cholesterol.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sepsis when taking Inspra. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,456 people who have side effects when taking Inspra from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Inspra?
Inspra has active ingredients of eplerenone. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 3,510 Inspra users. Check the latest studies of Inspra.
What is Sepsis?
Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death) is found to be associated with 2,526 drugs and 3,260 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sepsis.
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3,456 people reported to have side effects when taking Inspra.
Among them, 59 people (1.71%) have Sepsis.

Among these 59 people:
How long have people been on Inspra when they have Sepsis? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 100 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Sepsis when taking Inspra? *
- female: 36.21 %
- male: 63.79 %
What is the age of people who have Sepsis when taking Inspra? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 1.75 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 33.33 %
- 60+: 64.91 %
What are other drugs people take besides Inspra? *
- Furosemide: 13 people, 22.03%
- Pantoprazole: 12 people, 20.34%
- Lasix: 11 people, 18.64%
- Aspirin: 10 people, 16.95%
- Zaroxolyn: 9 people, 15.25%
- Lexapro: 9 people, 15.25%
- Simvastatin: 8 people, 13.56%
- Zanaflex: 8 people, 13.56%
- Nitroglycerin: 8 people, 13.56%
- Amlodipine: 8 people, 13.56%
What are other side effects people have besides Sepsis? *
- Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 24 people, 40.68%
- Acute Kidney Failure: 22 people, 37.29%
- Pneumonia: 20 people, 33.90%
- Encephalopathy (functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition): 12 people, 20.34%
- Hyperkalemia (damage to or disease of the kidney): 12 people, 20.34%
- Diarrhea: 12 people, 20.34%
- Hyponatremia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration): 11 people, 18.64%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 10 people, 16.95%
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 10 people, 16.95%
- Hypokalemia (low potassium): 10 people, 16.95%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Cholesterol: 9 people, 15.25%
- Back Pain: 8 people, 13.56%
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (excessive, uncontrollable, unexplained and often irrational worry): 8 people, 13.56%
- Cardiac Disorder: 7 people, 11.86%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 7 people, 11.86%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 6 people, 10.17%
- Cardiac Failure: 5 people, 8.47%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 5 people, 8.47%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 5 people, 8.47%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 4 people, 6.78%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Inspra:
- Inspra (3,510 reports)
Sepsis treatments and more:
- Sepsis (140,102 reports)
How severe was Sepsis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of eplerenone:
- Sepsis and drugs with ingredients of eplerenone (217 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 Inspra:
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 Sepsis:
- Sepsis (2,526 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Sepsis:
- Sepsis (3,260 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on eplerenone (the active ingredients of Inspra) and Inspra (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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