Sinemet and Hallucinations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hallucinations is found among people who take Sinemet, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Sinemet and have Hallucinations. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25,612 people who have side effects when taking Sinemet 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 Jul, 15, 2023

25,612 people reported to have side effects when taking Sinemet.
Among them, 2,182 people (8.52%) have Hallucinations.

What is Sinemet?

Sinemet has active ingredients of carbidopa; levodopa. It is often used in parkinson's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 28,571 Sinemet users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Hallucinations?

Hallucinations (sensations that appear real but are created by your mind) is found to be associated with 3,208 drugs and 2,622 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Sinemet and Hallucinations reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Sinemet and have Hallucinations?

Check whether Hallucinations 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.

Related publications that referenced our studies

Ezeji GC, Inoue T, Bahtiyar G, Sacerdote A, "Hallucinations associated with miglitol use in a patient with chronic kidney disease and hypothyroidism", BMJ case reports, 2015 Feb .
Boschee T, DO PGY II, "Acute Hallucinations: Where Did That Come From?", , 2007 Jan .

Related studies

How severe was Hallucinations and when was it recovered:

Hallucinations in Sinemet

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of carbidopa; levodopa:

Hallucinations and drugs with ingredients of carbidopa; levodopa (4,499 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Sinemet:

Sinemet (28,571 reports)

Common Sinemet side effects:

Browse all side effects of Sinemet:

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Hallucinations treatments and more:

Hallucinations (92,556 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Hallucinations:

Common drugs associated with Hallucinations:

All the drugs that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (3,208 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Hallucinations:

Parkinson's disease: 11,165 reports
Depression: 3,775 reports
Pain: 3,543 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (2,622 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on carbidopa; levodopa (the active ingredients of Sinemet) and Sinemet (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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