Synthroid and High blood pressure - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

High blood pressure is found among people who take Synthroid, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 10+ years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Synthroid and have High blood pressure. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 229,423 people who have side effects when taking Synthroid 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 Sep, 17, 2023

229,423 people reported to have side effects when taking Synthroid.
Among them, 13,004 people (5.67%) have High blood pressure.

What is Synthroid?

Synthroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 240,641 Synthroid users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is High blood pressure?

High blood pressure is found to be associated with 4,911 drugs and 5,151 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Synthroid and High blood pressure reports submitted per year:

Could Synthroid cause High blood pressure?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Synthroid and have High blood pressure?

Check whether High blood pressure 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 High blood pressure and when was it recovered:

High blood pressure in Synthroid

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levothyroxine sodium:

High blood pressure and drugs with ingredients of levothyroxine sodium (23,151 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Synthroid:

Synthroid (240,641 reports)

Common Synthroid side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 20,619 reports
Drug ineffective: 16,072 reports
Headache (pain in head): 14,633 reports
Pain: 13,929 reports
Diarrhea: 13,797 reports
Weakness: 13,556 reports

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High blood pressure treatments and more:

High blood pressure (1,013,376 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to High blood pressure:

Common drugs associated with High blood pressure:

All the drugs that are associated with High blood pressure:

High blood pressure (4,911 drugs)

Common conditions associated with High blood pressure:

Rheumatoid arthritis: 26,033 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 14,882 reports
Pain: 13,076 reports
Osteoporosis: 11,512 reports

All the conditions that are associated with High blood pressure:

High blood pressure (5,151 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levothyroxine sodium (the active ingredients of Synthroid) and Synthroid (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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