Percocet and Essential hypertension - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Essential hypertension is reported as a side effect among people who take Percocet (acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 10+ years also take Oxycontin, and have Metastases to bone.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Essential hypertension when taking Percocet. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 116,194 people who have side effects when taking Percocet from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Percocet?

Percocet has active ingredients of acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 119,838 Percocet users. Check the latest studies of Percocet.

What is Essential hypertension?

Essential hypertension (primary hypertension) is found to be associated with 661 drugs and 651 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Essential hypertension.

On Apr, 24, 2026

116,194 people reported to have side effects when taking Percocet.
Among them, 86 people (0.07%) have Essential hypertension.

Could Percocet cause Essential hypertension?

Among these 86 people:

How long have people been on Percocet when they have Essential hypertension? *

What is the gender of people who have Essential hypertension when taking Percocet? *

female: 68.29 %
male: 31.71 %

What is the age of people who have Essential hypertension when taking Percocet? *

What are other drugs people take besides Percocet? *

What are other side effects people have besides Essential hypertension? *

Weight Decreased: 33 people, 38.37%
Constipation: 33 people, 38.37%
Urinary Tract Infection: 31 people, 36.05%
Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 30 people, 34.88%
Gastric Ulcer (stomach ulcer): 30 people, 34.88%
Osteomyelitis (infection of bone): 30 people, 34.88%
Acute Kidney Failure: 29 people, 33.72%
Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 29 people, 33.72%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 29 people, 33.72%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 28 people, 32.56%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 20 people, 23.26%
Breast Cancer: 19 people, 22.09%
Constipation: 12 people, 13.95%
Bipolar I Disorder (mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode): 10 people, 11.63%
High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 9.30%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 7 people, 8.14%
Stress And Anxiety: 7 people, 8.14%
Bone Pain: 7 people, 8.14%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 7 people, 8.14%
Urticaria Pigmentosa (skin disease that produces patches of darker skin (lesions) and very bad itching): 6 people, 6.98%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Percocet:

Percocet (119,838 reports)

Essential hypertension treatments and more:

Essential hypertension (15,964 reports)

How severe was Essential hypertension and when was it recovered:

Essential hypertension in Percocet

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride:

Essential hypertension and drugs with ingredients of acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride

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 Percocet:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Essential hypertension:

Essential hypertension (661 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Essential hypertension:

Essential hypertension (651 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; oxycodone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Percocet) and Percocet (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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