Simvastatin and Breathing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Breathing difficulty is found among people who take Simvastatin, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Simvastatin and have Breathing difficulty. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 230,650 people who have side effects when taking Simvastatin from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Jan, 02, 2023

230,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Simvastatin.
Among them, 11,967 people (5.19%) have Breathing difficulty.

What is Simvastatin?

Simvastatin has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 238,075 Simvastatin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Breathing difficulty?

Breathing difficulty is found to be associated with 4,871 drugs and 5,843 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Simvastatin and Breathing difficulty reports submitted per year:

Could Simvastatin cause Breathing difficulty?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Simvastatin and have Breathing difficulty?

Check whether Breathing difficulty is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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How severe was Breathing difficulty and when was it recovered:

Breathing difficulty in Simvastatin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of simvastatin:

Breathing difficulty and drugs with ingredients of simvastatin (15,769 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Simvastatin:

Simvastatin (238,075 reports)

Common Simvastatin side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 14,139 reports
Weakness: 12,078 reports
Breathing difficulty: 11,987 reports
Diarrhea: 11,131 reports
Dizziness: 11,127 reports

Browse all side effects of Simvastatin:

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Breathing difficulty treatments and more:

Breathing difficulty (579,752 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Breathing difficulty:

Common drugs associated with Breathing difficulty:

All the drugs that are associated with Breathing difficulty:

Breathing difficulty (4,871 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Breathing difficulty:

Asthma: 40,041 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 34,524 reports
High blood pressure: 26,686 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 25,046 reports
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 24,688 reports
Pain: 15,402 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Breathing difficulty:

Breathing difficulty (5,843 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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