Prevalite and Dyspnea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dyspnea is reported as a side effect among people who take Prevalite (cholestyramine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Advair Hfa, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dyspnea when taking Prevalite. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 733 people who have side effects when taking Prevalite from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Prevalite?

Prevalite has active ingredients of cholestyramine. eHealthMe is studying from 749 Prevalite users. Check the latest studies of Prevalite.

What is Dyspnea?

Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing) is found to be associated with 3,719 drugs and 6,067 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dyspnea.

On Aug, 11, 2026

733 people reported to have side effects when taking Prevalite.
Among them, 20 people (2.73%) have Dyspnea.

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Prevalite when they have Dyspnea? *

What is the gender of people who have Dyspnea when taking Prevalite? *

female: 75 %
male: 25 %

What is the age of people who have Dyspnea when taking Prevalite? *

What are other drugs people take besides Prevalite? *

What are other side effects people have besides Dyspnea? *

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6 people, 30.00%
Cough: 5 people, 25.00%
Pain: 4 people, 20.00%
Chest Pain: 4 people, 20.00%
Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 20.00%
Gait Disturbance: 3 people, 15.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 3 people, 15.00%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 15.00%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 3 people, 15.00%
Limb Discomfort (discomfort in leg): 3 people, 15.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 5 people, 25.00%
Type 1 Diabetes: 3 people, 15.00%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 3 people, 15.00%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 2 people, 10.00%
Prostate Cancer: 2 people, 10.00%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 10.00%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 10.00%
Bronchial Carcinoma (lung cancer): 1 person, 5.00%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 1 person, 5.00%
Asthma: 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dyspnea:

Dyspnea (6,067 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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