Loraz and Scotoma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Scotoma is reported as a side effect among people who take Loraz (lorazepam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Albuterol, and have Osteoporosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Scotoma when taking Loraz. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 161,700 people who have side effects when taking Loraz from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Loraz?

Loraz has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 165,695 Loraz users. Check the latest studies of Loraz.

What is Scotoma?

Scotoma (an area of diminished vision within the visual field) is found to be associated with 186 drugs and 484 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Scotoma.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 04, 2026

161,700 people reported to have side effects when taking Loraz.
Among them, 18 people (0.01%) have Scotoma.

Among these 18 people:

How long have people been on Loraz when they have Scotoma? *

What is the gender of people who have Scotoma when taking Loraz? *

female: 61.11 %
male: 38.89 %

What is the age of people who have Scotoma when taking Loraz? *

What are other drugs people take besides Loraz? *

Albuterol: 10 people, 55.56%
Aspirin: 9 people, 50.00%
Sertraline Hydrochloride: 8 people, 44.44%
Amoxicillin: 8 people, 44.44%
Simvastatin: 8 people, 44.44%
Forteo: 7 people, 38.89%
Advair Diskus 100/50: 7 people, 38.89%
Famotidine: 7 people, 38.89%
Morphine: 3 people, 16.67%
Sucralfate: 3 people, 16.67%

What are other side effects people have besides Scotoma? *

Chest Pain: 9 people, 50.00%
Back Pain: 9 people, 50.00%
Pain: 8 people, 44.44%
Visual Field Defect: 8 people, 44.44%
Optic Nerve Disorder (disease of optic nerve): 8 people, 44.44%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 44.44%
Basal Cell Carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills): 7 people, 38.89%
Musculoskeletal Chest Pain (pain in chest muscle or nerve or bones): 7 people, 38.89%
Discomfort: 7 people, 38.89%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 38.89%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 7 people, 38.89%
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 2 people, 11.11%
Stress Symptoms: 1 person, 5.56%
Pain: 1 person, 5.56%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 5.56%
High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 5.56%
Gastrointestinal Cancer Metastatic (gastrointestinal tract cancer spreads to other organ): 1 person, 5.56%
Enlarged Prostate: 1 person, 5.56%
Dizziness: 1 person, 5.56%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 1 person, 5.56%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Loraz (165,695 reports)

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Scotoma (1,690 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Scotoma:

Scotoma (186 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Scotoma:

Scotoma (484 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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