Methimazole and Basedow's disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Basedow's disease is found among people who take Methimazole, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Methimazole and have Basedow's disease. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,705 people who have side effects when taking Methimazole from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can 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 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Nov, 16, 2022

5,705 people reported to have side effects when taking Methimazole.
Among them, 118 people (2.07%) have Basedow's disease.

What is Methimazole?

Methimazole has active ingredients of methimazole. It is often used in hyperthyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 6,255 Methimazole users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Basedow's disease?

Basedow's disease (autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones) is found to be associated with 752 drugs and 382 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Methimazole and Basedow's disease reports submitted per year:

Could Methimazole cause Basedow's disease?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Methimazole and have Basedow's disease?

Check whether Basedow's disease 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.

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How severe was Basedow's disease and when was it recovered:

Basedow's disease in Methimazole

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of methimazole:

Basedow's disease and drugs with ingredients of methimazole

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Methimazole:

Methimazole (6,255 reports)

Common Methimazole side effects:

Browse all side effects of Methimazole:

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Basedow's disease treatments and more:

Basedow's disease (5,952 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Basedow's disease:

Common drugs associated with Basedow's disease:

Synthroid: 187 reports
Lemtrada: 138 reports
Prednisone: 124 reports
Methimazole: 118 reports

All the drugs that are associated with Basedow's disease:

Basedow's disease (752 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Basedow's disease:

Multiple sclerosis: 465 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 114 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Basedow's disease:

Basedow's disease (382 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on methimazole (the active ingredients of Methimazole) and Methimazole (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 600+ 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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