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Lopressor and Blindness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Blindness is reported as a side effect among people who take Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Aspirin, and have Type 2 diabetes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Blindness when taking Lopressor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 32,072 people who have side effects when taking Lopressor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lopressor?

Lopressor has active ingredients of metoprolol tartrate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 33,152 Lopressor users. Check the latest studies of Lopressor.

What is Blindness?

Blindness is found to be associated with 1,506 drugs and 1,989 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Blindness.

On Aug, 10, 2026

32,072 people reported to have side effects when taking Lopressor.
Among them, 98 people (0.31%) have Blindness.

Could Lopressor cause Blindness?

Among these 98 people:

What is the gender of people who have Blindness when taking Lopressor? *

  • female: 51.06 %
  • male: 48.94 %

What is the age of people who have Blindness when taking Lopressor? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 1.25 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 6.25 %
  • 40-49: 11.25 %
  • 50-59: 25.0 %
  • 60+: 56.25 %

What are other drugs people take besides Lopressor? *

  1. Aspirin: 21 people, 21.43%
  2. Lasix: 18 people, 18.37%
  3. Plavix: 18 people, 18.37%
  4. Xanax: 17 people, 17.35%
  5. Zocor: 16 people, 16.33%
  6. Ambien: 16 people, 16.33%
  7. Prednisone: 14 people, 14.29%
  8. Coumadin: 14 people, 14.29%
  9. Lisinopril: 14 people, 14.29%
  10. Lipitor: 13 people, 13.27%

What are other side effects people have besides Blindness? *

  1. Vision Blurred: 21 people, 21.43%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 14 people, 14.29%
  3. Eye Pain: 14 people, 14.29%
  4. Dizziness: 14 people, 14.29%
  5. Blood Glucose Increased: 13 people, 13.27%
  6. Heart Attack: 13 people, 13.27%
  7. Diarrhea: 13 people, 13.27%
  8. Headache (pain in head): 12 people, 12.24%
  9. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 12 people, 12.24%
  10. Memory Loss: 10 people, 10.20%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Type 2 Diabetes: 7 people, 7.14%
  2. Depression: 6 people, 6.12%
  3. Pain: 5 people, 5.10%
  4. Diabetes: 5 people, 5.10%
  5. Arthropathy: 4 people, 4.08%
  6. Optic Neuritis (optic nerve inflammation): 4 people, 4.08%
  7. Endometriosis (appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain): 4 people, 4.08%
  8. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 4.08%
  9. Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 4 people, 4.08%
  10. Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 4 people, 4.08%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of metoprolol tartrate:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on metoprolol tartrate (the active ingredients of Lopressor) and Lopressor (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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