Simvastatin and Gallbladder attack - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Gallbladder attack is reported as a side effect among people who take Simvastatin (simvastatin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Actos, and have Acromegaly.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Gallbladder attack when taking Simvastatin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 249,370 people who have side effects when taking Simvastatin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Simvastatin?
Simvastatin has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 256,964 Simvastatin users. Check the latest studies of Simvastatin.
What is Gallbladder attack?
Gallbladder attack (gallstones, gallbladder disease and gallbladder pain) is found to be associated with 624 drugs and 978 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gallbladder attack.
249,370 people reported to have side effects when taking Simvastatin.
Among them, 57 people (0.02%) have Gallbladder attack.

Among these 57 people:
How long have people been on Simvastatin when they have Gallbladder attack? *
What is the gender of people who have Gallbladder attack when taking Simvastatin? *
What is the age of people who have Gallbladder attack when taking Simvastatin? *
What are other drugs people take besides Simvastatin? *
What are other side effects people have besides Gallbladder attack? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Simvastatin:
- Simvastatin (256,964 reports)
Gallbladder attack treatments and more:
- Gallbladder attack (4,101 reports)
How severe was Gallbladder attack and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of simvastatin:
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+
Common Simvastatin side effects:
- Simvastatin side effect: Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit) (13,681 reports)
- Simvastatin side effect: Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing) (13,440 reports)
Browse all side effects of Simvastatin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon drugs associated with Gallbladder attack:
- Yasmin side effect: Gallbladder attack (713 reports)
- Yaz side effect: Gallbladder attack (663 reports)
- Ibu side effect: Gallbladder attack (242 reports)
- Sandostatin side effect: Gallbladder attack (206 reports)
- Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol side effect: Gallbladder attack (186 reports)
- Sandostatin lar side effect: Gallbladder attack (183 reports)
- Aspirin side effect: Gallbladder attack (152 reports)
- Prednisone side effect: Gallbladder attack (151 reports)
- Humira side effect: Gallbladder attack (148 reports)
- Omeprazole side effect: Gallbladder attack (145 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with Gallbladder attack:
- Gallbladder attack (624 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Gallbladder attack:
- Contraception: 445 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 221 reports
- Htn: 206 reports
- Pain exacerbated: 195 reports
- Premenstrual syndrome: 167 reports
- Acupuncture and pain: 150 reports
- Zits: 147 reports
- Oral contraception: 136 reports
- Depression aggravated: 125 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 123 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Gallbladder attack:
- Gallbladder attack (978 conditions)
Drugs similar to Simvastatin and Gallbladder attack :
- Aspirin side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Atorvastatin calcium side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Crestor side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Ezallor side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Ezetimibe side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Fenofibrate side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Fish oil side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Gemfibrozil side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Lipitor side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Lisinopril side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Livalo side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Lovastatin side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Lovaza side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Niacin side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Niaspan side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Pravachol side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Pravastatin sodium side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Repatha side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Rosuvastatin calcium side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Rosuvastatin zinc side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Tricor side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Trilipix side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Vytorin side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Welchol side effect: Gallbladder attack
- Zetia side effect: Gallbladder attack
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.
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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