Soliris and Blindness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Blindness is reported as a side effect among people who take Soliris (eculizumab), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Coumadin, and have Haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Blindness when taking Soliris. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 58,774 people who have side effects when taking Soliris from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Soliris?
Soliris has active ingredients of eculizumab. It is often used in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (pnh). eHealthMe is studying from 58,821 Soliris users. Check the latest studies of Soliris.
What is Blindness?
Blindness is found to be associated with 1,510 drugs and 1,986 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Blindness.
58,774 people reported to have side effects when taking Soliris.
Among them, 80 people (0.14%) have Blindness.

Among these 80 people:
How long have people been on Soliris when they have Blindness? *
- < 1 month: 46.67 %
- 1 - 6 months: 20.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 6.67 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 20.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 6.67 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Blindness when taking Soliris? *
- female: 58.62 %
- male: 41.38 %
What is the age of people who have Blindness when taking Soliris? *
- 0-1: 2.78 %
- 2-9: 8.33 %
- 10-19: 16.67 %
- 20-29: 5.56 %
- 30-39: 38.89 %
- 40-49: 13.89 %
- 50-59: 8.33 %
- 60+: 5.56 %
What are other drugs people take besides Soliris? *
- Coumadin: 4 people, 5.00%
- Amlodipine: 3 people, 3.75%
- Cyclosporine: 2 people, 2.50%
- Macrobid: 2 people, 2.50%
- Vitamin D: 2 people, 2.50%
- Vancomycin: 2 people, 2.50%
- Prednisone: 2 people, 2.50%
- Hydroxyzine: 2 people, 2.50%
- Exjade: 2 people, 2.50%
- Heparin: 1 person, 1.25%
What are other side effects people have besides Blindness? *
- High Blood Pressure: 12 people, 15.00%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 10 people, 12.50%
- Headache (pain in head): 9 people, 11.25%
- Rashes (redness): 9 people, 11.25%
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 8 people, 10.00%
- Blood Lactate Dehydrogenase Increased: 8 people, 10.00%
- Visual Impairment: 7 people, 8.75%
- Haemoglobin Decreased: 7 people, 8.75%
- Fever: 7 people, 8.75%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 8.75%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (blood clotting disease caused by e. coli infection, birth control pills, pneumonia, medications, and more): 36 people, 45.00%
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (haemoglobin in the urine): 21 people, 26.25%
- Myasthenia Gravis (a chronic condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily): 3 people, 3.75%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 3.75%
- Hypercoagulation (increased tendency for clotting of the blood): 3 people, 3.75%
- Vena Cava Thrombosis (clotting of the blood in large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart): 3 people, 3.75%
- Escherichia Test Positive: 2 people, 2.50%
- Iron Overload: 2 people, 2.50%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 1 person, 1.25%
- Depression: 1 person, 1.25%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Soliris:
- Soliris (58,821 reports)
Blindness treatments and more:
- Blindness (45,948 reports)
How severe was Blindness and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of eculizumab:
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+
Browse all side effects of Soliris:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Blindness:
- Blindness (1,510 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Blindness:
- Blindness (1,986 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on eculizumab (the active ingredients of Soliris) and Soliris (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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