Simbrinza and Fall - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fall is reported as a side effect among people who take Simbrinza (brimonidine tartrate; brinzolamide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Vitamin D2, and have Malabsorption.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fall when taking Simbrinza. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,527 people who have side effects when taking Simbrinza from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Simbrinza?

Simbrinza has active ingredients of brimonidine tartrate; brinzolamide. It is often used in glaucoma. eHealthMe is studying from 4,543 Simbrinza users. Check the latest studies of Simbrinza.

What is Fall?

Fall is found to be associated with 3,289 drugs and 3,751 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fall.



On Nov, 19, 2025

4,527 people reported to have side effects when taking Simbrinza.
Among them, 81 people (1.79%) have Fall.

Could Simbrinza cause Fall?

Among these 81 people:

How long have people been on Simbrinza when they have Fall? *

  • < 1 month: 25.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 50.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 12.5 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 12.5 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Fall when taking Simbrinza? *

  • female: 64.38 %
  • male: 35.62 %

What is the age of people who have Fall when taking Simbrinza? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 1.85 %
  • 50-59: 9.26 %
  • 60+: 88.89 %

What are other drugs people take besides Simbrinza? *

  1. Xalatan: 9 people, 11.11%
  2. Gabapentin: 9 people, 11.11%
  3. Vitamin D2: 9 people, 11.11%
  4. Lumigan: 8 people, 9.88%
  5. Tylenol: 8 people, 9.88%
  6. Synthroid: 8 people, 9.88%
  7. Aspirin: 8 people, 9.88%
  8. Sodium Chloride: 8 people, 9.88%
  9. Vitamin D3: 8 people, 9.88%
  10. Lipitor: 7 people, 8.64%

What are other side effects people have besides Fall? *

  1. Dizziness: 18 people, 22.22%
  2. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 16 people, 19.75%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 13 people, 16.05%
  4. Gait Disturbance: 11 people, 13.58%
  5. Vision Blurred: 9 people, 11.11%
  6. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 9 people, 11.11%
  7. Headache (pain in head): 8 people, 9.88%
  8. Dry Mouth: 8 people, 9.88%
  9. Weakness: 8 people, 9.88%
  10. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 8 people, 9.88%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Short-Bowel Syndrome (a condition in which the body cannot absorb enough fluids and nutrients because part of the small intestine is missing): 6 people, 7.41%
  2. Malabsorption (a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (gi) tract): 6 people, 7.41%
  3. Asthma: 5 people, 6.17%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 6.17%
  5. Cardiac Disorder: 5 people, 6.17%
  6. Pain: 5 people, 6.17%
  7. Incontinence (lack of moderation or self-control): 4 people, 4.94%
  8. Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 4 people, 4.94%
  9. High Blood Cholesterol: 4 people, 4.94%
  10. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 4.94%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Fall treatments and more:

  • Fall (403,513 reports)

How severe was Fall and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of brimonidine tartrate; brinzolamide:

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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Fall:

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Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fall:

  • Fall (3,751 conditions)

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on brimonidine tartrate; brinzolamide (the active ingredients of Simbrinza) and Simbrinza (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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