Praluent and Swelling - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Swelling is reported as a side effect among people who take Praluent (alirocumab), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Vitamin D3, and have Hyperlipidaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Swelling when taking Praluent. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 24,843 people who have side effects when taking Praluent from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Praluent?

Praluent has active ingredients of alirocumab. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 24,963 Praluent users. Check the latest studies of Praluent.

What is Swelling?

Swelling is found to be associated with 2,299 drugs and 2,892 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Swelling.

On May, 05, 2026

24,843 people reported to have side effects when taking Praluent.
Among them, 135 people (0.54%) have Swelling.

Among these 135 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Praluent and have Swelling?

- Check whether Swelling is associated with a drug or a condition
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Related studies:

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

Praluent (24,963 reports)

Swelling treatments and more:

Swelling (115,742 reports)

How severe was Swelling and when was it recovered:

Swelling in Praluent

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of alirocumab:

Swelling and drugs with ingredients of alirocumab (140 reports)

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 Praluent:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Swelling:

Swelling (2,299 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Swelling:

Swelling (2,892 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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