Norpace and Stroke - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Stroke is reported as a side effect among people who take Norpace (disopyramide phosphate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Simvastatin, and have Cardiac disorder.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Stroke when taking Norpace. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,146 people who have side effects when taking Norpace from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Norpace?

Norpace has active ingredients of disopyramide phosphate. eHealthMe is studying from 1,179 Norpace users. Check the latest studies of Norpace.

What is Stroke?

Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen) is found to be associated with 2,380 drugs and 3,011 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Stroke.

On Dec, 22, 2025

1,146 people reported to have side effects when taking Norpace.
Among them, 32 people (2.79%) have Stroke.

Among these 32 people:

What is the gender of people who have Stroke when taking Norpace? *

female: 62.07 %
male: 37.93 %

What is the age of people who have Stroke when taking Norpace? *

What are other drugs people take besides Norpace? *

What are other side effects people have besides Stroke? *

Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 25.00%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 7 people, 21.88%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 6 people, 18.75%
Fall: 6 people, 18.75%
Weight Decreased: 6 people, 18.75%
Head Injury: 6 people, 18.75%
Emotional Disorder: 5 people, 15.62%
Emphysema (chronic respiratory disease - over inflation of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs): 5 people, 15.62%
Exposed Bone In Jaw: 5 people, 15.62%
Eye Disorder: 5 people, 15.62%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Cardiac Disorder: 11 people, 34.38%
Enlarged Heart: 8 people, 25.00%
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (a condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick): 7 people, 21.88%
Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 18.75%
Mitral Valve Incompetence (inefficient heart valve): 6 people, 18.75%
Essential Hypertension (primary hypertension): 5 people, 15.62%
Mitral Valve Prolapse (heart's mitral valve doesn't work well): 5 people, 15.62%
Metastases To Central Nervous System (cancer spreads to central nervous system): 5 people, 15.62%
Thyroid Diseases: 5 people, 15.62%
Depression: 4 people, 12.50%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Norpace (1,179 reports)

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Stroke (334,631 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Stroke:

Stroke (2,380 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Stroke:

Stroke (3,011 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on disopyramide phosphate (the active ingredients of Norpace) and Norpace (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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