Lescol and Head injury - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Head injury is reported as a side effect among people who take Lescol (fluvastatin sodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Aspirin, and have Osteoporosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Head injury when taking Lescol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 7,210 people who have side effects when taking Lescol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Lescol?
Lescol has active ingredients of fluvastatin sodium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 7,306 Lescol users. Check the latest studies of Lescol.
What is Head injury?
Head injury is found to be associated with 2,628 drugs and 3,247 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Head injury.
7,210 people reported to have side effects when taking Lescol.
Among them, 93 people (1.29%) have Head injury.

Among these 93 people:
How long have people been on Lescol when they have Head injury? *
- < 1 month: 12.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 25.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 12.5 %
- 2 - 5 years: 50.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Head injury when taking Lescol? *
- female: 61.29 %
- male: 38.71 %
What is the age of people who have Head injury when taking Lescol? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 1.2 %
- 10-19: 1.2 %
- 20-29: 1.2 %
- 30-39: 3.61 %
- 40-49: 13.25 %
- 50-59: 12.05 %
- 60+: 67.47 %
What are other drugs people take besides Lescol? *
- Aspirin: 26 people, 27.96%
- Xanax: 22 people, 23.66%
- Fish Oil: 22 people, 23.66%
- Prilosec: 21 people, 22.58%
- Zocor: 20 people, 21.51%
- Zantac: 20 people, 21.51%
- Prevacid: 19 people, 20.43%
- Zometa: 18 people, 19.35%
- Pravachol: 18 people, 19.35%
- Folic Acid: 17 people, 18.28%
What are other side effects people have besides Head injury? *
- Fall: 51 people, 54.84%
- Back Pain: 27 people, 29.03%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 25 people, 26.88%
- Stress And Anxiety: 24 people, 25.81%
- Gait Disturbance: 24 people, 25.81%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 23 people, 24.73%
- Dizziness: 23 people, 24.73%
- Pain: 23 people, 24.73%
- Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 21 people, 22.58%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 21 people, 22.58%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 21 people, 22.58%
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 8 people, 8.60%
- High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 7.53%
- 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): 7 people, 7.53%
- Erection Problems: 5 people, 5.38%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 4.30%
- Depression: 3 people, 3.23%
- Cardiac Failure Congestive: 2 people, 2.15%
- Gait Disturbance: 2 people, 2.15%
- Gastric Disorder (disease of stomach): 2 people, 2.15%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lescol:
- Lescol (7,306 reports)
Head injury treatments and more:
- Head injury (160,560 reports)
How severe was Head injury and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fluvastatin sodium:
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 Lescol:
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 Head injury:
- Head injury (2,628 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Head injury:
- Head injury (3,247 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluvastatin sodium (the active ingredients of Lescol) and Lescol (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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