Novalgin and Hyperhidrosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Hyperhidrosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Novalgin (metamizole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Pantoprazole, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hyperhidrosis when taking Novalgin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,087 people who have side effects when taking Novalgin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Novalgin?
Novalgin has active ingredients of metamizole. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 10,177 Novalgin users. Check the latest studies of Novalgin.
What is Hyperhidrosis?
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating) is found to be associated with 2,552 drugs and 3,544 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperhidrosis.
10,087 people reported to have side effects when taking Novalgin.
Among them, 90 people (0.89%) have Hyperhidrosis.

Among these 90 people:
How long have people been on Novalgin when they have Hyperhidrosis? *
- < 1 month: 40.91 %
- 1 - 6 months: 59.09 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking Novalgin? *
- female: 64.37 %
- male: 35.63 %
What is the age of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking Novalgin? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 3.39 %
- 30-39: 10.17 %
- 40-49: 6.78 %
- 50-59: 16.95 %
- 60+: 62.71 %
What are other drugs people take besides Novalgin? *
- Pantoprazole: 36 people, 40.00%
- Lyrica: 22 people, 24.44%
- Paracetamol: 13 people, 14.44%
- Spiriva: 12 people, 13.33%
- Symbicort: 11 people, 12.22%
- Amlodipine: 11 people, 12.22%
- Eliquis: 10 people, 11.11%
- Pradaxa: 9 people, 10.00%
- Omeprazole: 8 people, 8.89%
- Clexane: 8 people, 8.89%
What are other side effects people have besides Hyperhidrosis? *
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 40 people, 44.44%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 34 people, 37.78%
- High Blood Pressure: 24 people, 26.67%
- Headache (pain in head): 21 people, 23.33%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 20 people, 22.22%
- Dizziness: 20 people, 22.22%
- Weakness: 19 people, 21.11%
- Joint Pain: 18 people, 20.00%
- Depression: 18 people, 20.00%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 17 people, 18.89%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Pressure: 24 people, 26.67%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 13 people, 14.44%
- Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 13 people, 14.44%
- Pain In Extremity: 11 people, 12.22%
- Hiatal Hernia (hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm): 11 people, 12.22%
- Gastritis - Chronic (long lasting inflammation of stomach): 11 people, 12.22%
- Joint Pain: 10 people, 11.11%
- Leukaemia (blood or bone marrow cancer): 10 people, 11.11%
- Headache (pain in head): 10 people, 11.11%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 8 people, 8.89%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Novalgin:
- Novalgin (10,177 reports)
Hyperhidrosis treatments and more:
- Hyperhidrosis (147,206 reports)
How severe was Hyperhidrosis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of metamizole:
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 Novalgin:
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 Hyperhidrosis:
- Hyperhidrosis (2,552 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hyperhidrosis:
- Hyperhidrosis (3,544 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on metamizole (the active ingredients of Novalgin) and Novalgin (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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