Valtrex and Scar - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Scar is found among people who take Valtrex, especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Valtrex and have Scar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 32,398 people who have side effects when taking Valtrex from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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32,398 people reported to have side effects when taking Valtrex.
Among them, 136 people (0.42%) have Scar.
What is Valtrex?
Valtrex has active ingredients of valacyclovir hydrochloride. It is often used in genital herpes. eHealthMe is studying from 34,253 Valtrex users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Scar?
Scar is found to be associated with 2,010 drugs and 1,353 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Valtrex and Scar reports submitted per year:

Time on Valtrex when people have Scar *:
Gender of people who have Scar when taking Valtrex*:
Age of people who have Scar when taking Valtrex *:
Common drugs people take besides Valtrex *:
Common side effects people have besides Scar *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Valtrex and have Scar?
Check whether Scar is associated with a drug or a conditionHow 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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Valtrex:
- Valtrex (34,253 reports)
Scar treatments and more:
- Scar (20,554 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Scar:
- Scar in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Scar in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Scar in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
How severe was Scar and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of valacyclovir hydrochloride:
Common drugs associated with Scar:
- Abreva: 140 reports
- Accutane: 377 reports
- Acetaminophen: 196 reports
- Acetylsalicylic acid: 163 reports
- Actemra: 180 reports
- Actonel: 106 reports
- Acyclovir: 107 reports
- Adapalene: 1,487 reports
- Adderall: 102 reports
- Advair diskus 100/50: 173 reports
- Advil: 129 reports
- Albuterol: 355 reports
- Aleve: 113 reports
- Allegra: 194 reports
- Allopurinol: 219 reports
- Alprazolam: 209 reports
- Ambien: 394 reports
- Amlodipine: 311 reports
- Amoxicillin: 289 reports
- Aranesp: 222 reports
- Arava: 253 reports
- Aredia: 367 reports
- Arimidex: 150 reports
- Aromasin: 104 reports
- Aspirin: 940 reports
- Atenolol: 393 reports
- Ativan: 303 reports
- Augmentin: 125 reports
- Avandia: 104 reports
- Avonex: 525 reports
- Baclofen: 225 reports
- Bactrim: 230 reports
- Benadryl: 260 reports
- Betaseron: 101 reports
- Bextra: 146 reports
- Biaxin: 110 reports
- Calcium: 206 reports
- Carvedilol: 113 reports
- Celebrex: 425 reports
- Celexa: 191 reports
- Cellcept: 117 reports
- Cephalexin: 182 reports
- Chantix: 154 reports
- Cimzia: 146 reports
- Claritin: 195 reports
- Clonazepam: 216 reports
- Clonidine: 161 reports
- Colace: 138 reports
- Copaxone: 123 reports
- Coreg: 105 reports
- Cosentyx: 213 reports
- Coumadin: 416 reports
- Cozaar: 128 reports
- Crestor: 147 reports
- Cymbalta: 374 reports
- Cytoxan: 120 reports
- Decadron: 218 reports
- Depakote: 109 reports
- Dexamethasone: 241 reports
- Diazepam: 209 reports
- Diflucan: 118 reports
- Digoxin: 144 reports
- Dilaudid: 273 reports
- Diovan: 148 reports
- Doxycycline: 207 reports
- Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol: 147 reports
- Effexor: 275 reports
- Effexor xr: 117 reports
- Enbrel: 700 reports
- Exidine: 120 reports
- Femara: 187 reports
- Fentanyl: 187 reports
- Fish oil: 163 reports
- Flagyl: 121 reports
- Flexeril: 204 reports
- Flomax: 102 reports
- Flonase: 180 reports
- Fluconazole: 166 reports
- Fluoxetine: 110 reports
- Folic acid: 351 reports
- Forteo: 152 reports
- Fosamax: 333 reports
- Furosemide: 372 reports
- Gabapentin: 477 reports
- Heparin: 141 reports
- Herceptin: 112 reports
- Humalog: 308 reports
- Humira: 1,299 reports
- Hydrochlorothiazide: 271 reports
- Ibu: 537 reports
- Ibuprofen: 549 reports
- Keflex: 131 reports
- Klonopin: 181 reports
- Lamictal: 207 reports
- Lantus: 225 reports
- Lasix: 400 reports
- Leflunomide: 176 reports
- Levaquin: 286 reports
- Levothyroxine sodium: 161 reports
- Lexapro: 282 reports
- Lipitor: 470 reports
- Lisinopril: 639 reports
- Lopressor: 130 reports
- Lopurin: 219 reports
- Loraz: 204 reports
- Lorazepam: 201 reports
- Lortab: 221 reports
- Losartan: 124 reports
- Lovenox: 104 reports
- Lyrica: 416 reports
- Magnesium: 167 reports
- Magnevist: 1,032 reports
- Meloxicam: 164 reports
- Metformin: 406 reports
- Methotrexate: 730 reports
- Metoclopramide: 127 reports
- Metoprolol tartrate: 190 reports
- Metronidazole: 124 reports
- Miralax: 138 reports
- Mirena: 669 reports
- Mirtazapine: 139 reports
- Morphine: 324 reports
- Morphine sulfate: 130 reports
- Motrin: 133 reports
- Multihance: 659 reports
- Multivitamin: 168 reports
- Naproxen: 202 reports
- Neulasta: 112 reports
- Neurontin: 456 reports
- Nexium: 435 reports
- Nexplanon: 152 reports
- Nitroglycerin: 135 reports
- Norco: 139 reports
- Norplant: 150 reports
- Norvasc: 371 reports
- Omeprazole: 471 reports
- Omniscan: 848 reports
- Ondansetron: 143 reports
- Optimark: 757 reports
- Orencia: 123 reports
- Oxycodone: 232 reports
- Oxycontin: 332 reports
- Pantoprazole: 220 reports
- Paxil: 385 reports
- Pepcid: 128 reports
- Percocet: 306 reports
- Peridex: 149 reports
- Phenergan: 174 reports
- Phoslo: 215 reports
- Plaquenil: 259 reports
- Plavix: 314 reports
- Pravachol: 126 reports
- Prednisolone: 127 reports
- Prednisone: 1,177 reports
- Premarin: 230 reports
- Prempro: 143 reports
- Prevacid: 330 reports
- Prilosec: 369 reports
- Profen: 549 reports
- Prograf: 118 reports
- Prohance: 628 reports
- Protonix: 395 reports
- Provera: 188 reports
- Prozac: 179 reports
- Ramipril: 145 reports
- Ranitidine: 117 reports
- Rebif: 219 reports
- Reglan: 182 reports
- Remicade: 296 reports
- Renagel: 322 reports
- Sandostatin: 216 reports
- Sandostatin lar: 187 reports
- Sensipar: 188 reports
- Seroquel: 120 reports
- Sertraline: 205 reports
- Simponi: 134 reports
- Simvastatin: 294 reports
- Singulair: 202 reports
- Skelaxin: 111 reports
- Spiriva: 153 reports
- Spironolactone: 143 reports
- Sulfasalazine: 163 reports
- Synthroid: 629 reports
- Tamoxifen citrate: 179 reports
- Taxotere: 141 reports
- Tegretol: 127 reports
- Temaz: 136 reports
- Temazepam: 133 reports
- Toprol-xl: 145 reports
- Tramadol: 284 reports
- Triamcinolone: 112 reports
- Tylenol: 393 reports
- Tysabri: 147 reports
- Ultram: 115 reports
- Valium: 119 reports
- Valtrex: 136 reports
- Velcade: 130 reports
- Vicodin: 326 reports
- Vioxx: 279 reports
- Vitamin b12: 165 reports
- Vitamin d: 307 reports
- Vitamins: 372 reports
- Voltaren: 143 reports
- Warfarin sodium: 134 reports
- Wellbutrin: 249 reports
- Xanax: 463 reports
- Xeljanz: 205 reports
- Xeloda: 127 reports
- Yasmin: 373 reports
- Yaz: 419 reports
- Zantac: 190 reports
- Zemplar: 133 reports
- Zide: 274 reports
- Zithromax: 204 reports
- Zocor: 231 reports
- Zofran: 441 reports
- Zoloft: 457 reports
- Zolpidem: 125 reports
- Zometa: 697 reports
- Zyrtec: 244 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Scar:
- Scar (2,010 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Scar:
- Acid reflux: 259 reports
- Acne: 1,323 reports
- Acne vulgaris: 1,313 reports
- Acupuncture and pain: 599 reports
- Antidepressant therapy: 554 reports
- Anxiety: 341 reports
- Anxiety, apprehension, feeling uptight, jitters, stress, stress and anxiety, tension: 331 reports
- Anxiolytic therapy: 331 reports
- Apprehension: 340 reports
- Arthralgia: 139 reports
- Arthritis: 169 reports
- Asthma: 222 reports
- Back pain: 164 reports
- Back pain aggravated: 173 reports
- Bipolar: 148 reports
- Bipolar disorder: 148 reports
- Birth control: 1,071 reports
- Birth control and family planning: 1,071 reports
- Blood cholesterol abnormal: 359 reports
- Blood cholesterol increased: 359 reports
- Blood pressure increased: 597 reports
- Blood triglycerides abnormal: 359 reports
- Blood triglycerides increased: 359 reports
- Breast cancer: 138 reports
- Chronic asthma: 210 reports
- Contraception: 1,082 reports
- Convulsion: 115 reports
- Crohn's disease: 529 reports
- Depression: 567 reports
- Depression aggravated: 567 reports
- Diabetes: 343 reports
- Diabetes mellitus: 353 reports
- Diabetes mellitus management: 343 reports
- Diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent: 108 reports
- Dm: 343 reports
- Dyslipidemia: 378 reports
- Dyssomnia: 143 reports
- Feeling uptight: 340 reports
- Fibromyalgia: 148 reports
- Fibrositis: 148 reports
- Foetal exposure during pregnancy: 129 reports
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 259 reports
- Gastrooesophageal reflux disease: 237 reports
- Gerd: 237 reports
- Hbp: 632 reports
- Headache: 128 reports
- Heartburn - chronic: 237 reports
- Hidradenitis: 110 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 378 reports
- High blood cholesterol and triglycerides: 359 reports
- High blood pressure: 597 reports
- High cholesterol: 378 reports
- Hormone replacement therapy: 156 reports
- Hormone therapy: 156 reports
- Hrt: 156 reports
- Htn: 632 reports
- Hypercholesterolaemia: 359 reports
- Hyperlipidemia: 359 reports
- Hypertension: 642 reports
- Hypothyroid: 170 reports
- Hypothyroidism: 170 reports
- Insomnia: 146 reports
- Joint inflammation: 161 reports
- Joint pain: 139 reports
- Ldl/hdl ratio increased: 359 reports
- Lipid profile: 273 reports
- Low thyroid: 170 reports
- Migraine: 167 reports
- Ms: 1,081 reports
- Ms hug: 1,115 reports
- Multiple myeloma: 168 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 1,115 reports
- Nausea: 111 reports
- Neoplasm malignant: 145 reports
- Nonspecific back pain: 173 reports
- Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging abnormal: 809 reports
- Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging brain: 187 reports
- Osteoporosis: 343 reports
- Pain: 812 reports
- Pain management: 860 reports
- Plasma cell dyscrasia: 170 reports
- Plasma cell myeloma: 168 reports
- Pregnancy: 1,063 reports
- Psoriasis: 430 reports
- Psoriatic arthropathy: 273 reports
- Pyrosis: 259 reports
- Quit smoking: 107 reports
- Ra: 1,050 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 987 reports
- Sleep disorder: 130 reports
- Sleeplessness: 143 reports
- Smoking cessation: 107 reports
- Stiffness in a joint: 139 reports
- Stress: 340 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 340 reports
- Tension: 340 reports
- Tobacco abuse: 107 reports
- Tobacco user: 107 reports
- Type 2 diabetes: 224 reports
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus: 211 reports
- Uc: 113 reports
- Ulcerative colitis: 113 reports
- Zits: 1,313 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Scar:
- Scar (1,353 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on valacyclovir hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Valtrex) and Valtrex (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+ 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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