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Tegretol and Ocular hyperaemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ocular hyperaemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Tegretol (carbamazepine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lamictal, and have Convulsion.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ocular hyperaemia when taking Tegretol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44,100 people who have side effects when taking Tegretol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tegretol?

Tegretol has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 45,969 Tegretol users. Check the latest studies of Tegretol.

What is Ocular hyperaemia?

Ocular hyperaemia (an abnormally large amount of blood in eye) is found to be associated with 1,354 drugs and 1,500 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ocular hyperaemia.

On Aug, 02, 2026

44,100 people reported to have side effects when taking Tegretol.
Among them, 99 people (0.22%) have Ocular hyperaemia.

Could Tegretol cause Ocular hyperaemia?

Among these 99 people:

How long have people been on Tegretol when they have Ocular hyperaemia? *

  • < 1 month: 95.65 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 4.35 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Ocular hyperaemia when taking Tegretol? *

  • female: 64.21 %
  • male: 35.79 %

What is the age of people who have Ocular hyperaemia when taking Tegretol? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 9.76 %
  • 10-19: 8.54 %
  • 20-29: 8.54 %
  • 30-39: 10.98 %
  • 40-49: 10.98 %
  • 50-59: 13.41 %
  • 60+: 37.8 %

What are other drugs people take besides Tegretol? *

  1. Lamictal: 15 people, 15.15%
  2. Zometa: 7 people, 7.07%
  3. Neurontin: 7 people, 7.07%
  4. Flonase: 6 people, 6.06%
  5. Carbamazepine: 6 people, 6.06%
  6. Spironolactone: 6 people, 6.06%
  7. Sporanox: 6 people, 6.06%
  8. Remicade: 6 people, 6.06%
  9. Topamax: 6 people, 6.06%
  10. Risperdal: 6 people, 6.06%

What are other side effects people have besides Ocular hyperaemia? *

  1. Rashes (redness): 34 people, 34.34%
  2. Fever: 33 people, 33.33%
  3. Erythema Multiforme (a type of hypersensitivity reaction): 24 people, 24.24%
  4. Pain: 20 people, 20.20%
  5. Eye Pain: 18 people, 18.18%
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 18 people, 18.18%
  7. Headache (pain in head): 18 people, 18.18%
  8. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 17 people, 17.17%
  9. Dizziness: 17 people, 17.17%
  10. Stress And Anxiety: 17 people, 17.17%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 9 people, 9.09%
  2. Depression: 6 people, 6.06%
  3. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 6 people, 6.06%
  4. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 5 people, 5.05%
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 5 people, 5.05%
  6. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 4.04%
  7. Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 4.04%
  8. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 3 people, 3.03%
  9. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 3.03%
  10. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 3 people, 3.03%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Ocular hyperaemia and when was it recovered:

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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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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Tegretol) and Tegretol (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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