Invega and Swallowing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

We study 31,331 people who have side effects when taking Invega. Swallowing difficulty is found, especially among people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years, also take Zyprexa and have Schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Invega and have Swallowing difficulty. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Sep, 28, 2023

31,331 people reported to have side effects when taking Invega.
Among them, 115 people (0.37%) have Swallowing difficulty.

What is Invega?

Invega has active ingredients of paliperidone. It is used in bipolar disorder. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 31,717 Invega users.

What is Swallowing difficulty?

Swallowing difficulty is found to be associated with 3,718 drugs and 3,237 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 105,418 people who have Swallowing difficulty.

Number of Invega and Swallowing difficulty reports submitted per year:

Could Invega cause Swallowing difficulty?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Invega and have Swallowing difficulty?

Check whether Swallowing difficulty is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

Invega side effects by duration, gender and age:

Invega side effects (31,717 reports)

Swallowing difficulty treatments and more:

Swallowing difficulty (105,418 reports)

Common drugs associated with Swallowing difficulty:

All the drugs that are associated with Swallowing difficulty:

Swallowing difficulty (3,718 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Swallowing difficulty:

All the conditions that are associated with Swallowing difficulty:

Swallowing difficulty (3,237 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on paliperidone (the active ingredients of Invega) and Invega (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 700+ 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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