Simvastatin and Muscle aches - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Muscle aches is found among people who take Simvastatin, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Simvastatin and have Muscle aches. 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 Mar, 05, 2023

230,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Simvastatin.
Among them, 7,264 people (3.15%) have Muscle aches.

What is Simvastatin?

Simvastatin has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 238,086 Simvastatin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Muscle aches?

Muscle aches (muscle pain) is found to be associated with 3,913 drugs and 3,616 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Simvastatin and Muscle aches reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Simvastatin and have Muscle aches?

Check whether Muscle aches 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 Muscle aches and when was it recovered:

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of simvastatin:

Muscle aches and drugs with ingredients of simvastatin (11,562 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Simvastatin:

Simvastatin (238,086 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

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Muscle aches treatments and more:

Muscle aches (194,203 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Muscle aches:

Common drugs associated with Muscle aches:

All the drugs that are associated with Muscle aches:

Muscle aches (3,913 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Muscle aches:

High blood cholesterol: 18,014 reports
High blood pressure: 7,900 reports
Osteoporosis: 7,527 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 5,991 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Muscle aches:

Muscle aches (3,616 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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