Thalidomide and Hyperlipidaemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hyperlipidaemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Thalidomide (thalidomide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Zometa, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hyperlipidaemia when taking Thalidomide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,470 people who have side effects when taking Thalidomide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Thalidomide?

Thalidomide has active ingredients of thalidomide. eHealthMe is studying from 16,473 Thalidomide users. Check the latest studies of Thalidomide.

What is Hyperlipidaemia?

Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood) is found to be associated with 1,436 drugs and 1,407 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperlipidaemia.

On May, 10, 2026

16,470 people reported to have side effects when taking Thalidomide.
Among them, 209 people (1.27%) have Hyperlipidaemia.

Could Thalidomide cause Hyperlipidaemia?

Among these 209 people:

How long have people been on Thalidomide when they have Hyperlipidaemia? *

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What is the gender of people who have Hyperlipidaemia when taking Thalidomide? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Thalidomide and have Hyperlipidaemia?

- Check whether Hyperlipidaemia is associated with a drug or a condition
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Related studies:

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

Thalidomide (16,473 reports)

Hyperlipidaemia treatments and more:

Hyperlipidaemia (86,393 reports)

How severe was Hyperlipidaemia and when was it recovered:

Hyperlipidaemia in Thalidomide

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of thalidomide:

Hyperlipidaemia and drugs with ingredients of thalidomide

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 Thalidomide:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hyperlipidaemia:

Hyperlipidaemia (1,436 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hyperlipidaemia:

Hyperlipidaemia (1,407 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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