Lamivudine and Glaucoma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Glaucoma is reported as a side effect among people who take Lamivudine (lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Stavudine, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Glaucoma when taking Lamivudine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17,197 people who have side effects when taking Lamivudine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lamivudine?

Lamivudine has active ingredients of lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 17,242 Lamivudine users. Check the latest studies of Lamivudine.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss) is found to be associated with 1,233 drugs and 1,657 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Glaucoma.

On Aug, 12, 2026

17,197 people reported to have side effects when taking Lamivudine.
Among them, 20 people (0.12%) have Glaucoma.

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Lamivudine when they have Glaucoma? *

What is the gender of people who have Glaucoma when taking Lamivudine? *

female: 15.79 %
male: 84.21 %

What is the age of people who have Glaucoma when taking Lamivudine? *

What are other drugs people take besides Lamivudine? *

What are other side effects people have besides Glaucoma? *

Constipation: 8 people, 40.00%
Dizziness: 7 people, 35.00%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 7 people, 35.00%
Staphylococcal Infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria): 6 people, 30.00%
Cerebral Infarction (less blood supply to brain resulting tissue damage): 6 people, 30.00%
Urinary Sediment Abnormal: 6 people, 30.00%
Ulcerative Keratitis (ulcerative inflammation of the cornea): 6 people, 30.00%
High Blood Pressure: 6 people, 30.00%
Hypertriglyceridaemia (excess of triglycerides in the blood): 4 people, 20.00%
Xerosis (abnormal dryness of the skin or mucus membranes): 3 people, 15.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 4 people, 20.00%
Trigeminal Neuralgia (a painful condition of the nerve responsible for most facial sensation): 2 people, 10.00%
Oral Candidiasis (fungal infection of mouth): 1 person, 5.00%
Cytomegalovirus Chorioretinitis (infection of choroid and retina of the eye from virus): 1 person, 5.00%
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)): 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Lamivudine (17,242 reports)

Glaucoma treatments and more:

Glaucoma (61,927 reports)

How severe was Glaucoma and when was it recovered:

Glaucoma in Lamivudine

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine:

Glaucoma and drugs with ingredients of lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine

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 Lamivudine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Glaucoma:

Glaucoma (1,233 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Glaucoma:

Glaucoma (1,657 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .
Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine (the active ingredients of Lamivudine) and Lamivudine (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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