Tambocor and Fall - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fall is reported as a side effect among people who take Tambocor (flecainide acetate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lasix, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fall when taking Tambocor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,428 people who have side effects when taking Tambocor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tambocor?

Tambocor has active ingredients of flecainide acetate. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 2,621 Tambocor users. Check the latest studies of Tambocor.

What is Fall?

Fall is found to be associated with 3,233 drugs and 3,759 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fall.



On Jul, 23, 2026

2,428 people reported to have side effects when taking Tambocor.
Among them, 90 people (3.71%) have Fall.

Could Tambocor cause Fall?

Among these 90 people:

How long have people been on Tambocor when they have Fall? *

  • < 1 month: 14.29 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 42.86 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 14.29 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 14.29 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 14.29 %

What is the gender of people who have Fall when taking Tambocor? *

  • female: 55.17 %
  • male: 44.83 %

What is the age of people who have Fall when taking Tambocor? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 1.32 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 1.32 %
  • 50-59: 6.58 %
  • 60+: 90.79 %

What are other drugs people take besides Tambocor? *

  1. Crestor: 13 people, 14.44%
  2. Lasix: 13 people, 14.44%
  3. Lipitor: 11 people, 12.22%
  4. Coumadin: 11 people, 12.22%
  5. Norvasc: 10 people, 11.11%
  6. Prilosec: 9 people, 10.00%
  7. Pradaxa: 9 people, 10.00%
  8. Nexium: 8 people, 8.89%
  9. Synthroid: 8 people, 8.89%
  10. Eliquis: 8 people, 8.89%

What are other side effects people have besides Fall? *

  1. Head Injury: 25 people, 27.78%
  2. Dizziness: 20 people, 22.22%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 16 people, 17.78%
  4. Loss Of Consciousness: 15 people, 16.67%
  5. High Blood Pressure: 13 people, 14.44%
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 13 people, 14.44%
  7. Pain In Extremity: 12 people, 13.33%
  8. Joint Pain: 12 people, 13.33%
  9. Diarrhea: 11 people, 12.22%
  10. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 11 people, 12.22%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 6 people, 6.67%
  2. High Blood Pressure: 6 people, 6.67%
  3. Neuroendocrine Tumor: 5 people, 5.56%
  4. Metastases To Liver (cancer spreads to liver): 5 people, 5.56%
  5. Parkinson's Disease: 5 people, 5.56%
  6. Constipation: 5 people, 5.56%
  7. Pain: 4 people, 4.44%
  8. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 3.33%
  9. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 3.33%
  10. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 3.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tambocor:

Fall treatments and more:

  • Fall (403,513 reports)

How severe was Fall and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of flecainide acetate:

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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Fall:

  • Fall (3,233 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fall:

  • Fall (3,759 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on flecainide acetate (the active ingredients of Tambocor) and Tambocor (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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