Vimpat and Vasculitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Vasculitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Vimpat (lacosamide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Keppra, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Vasculitis when taking Vimpat. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 20,279 people who have side effects when taking Vimpat from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vimpat?

Vimpat has active ingredients of lacosamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 20,828 Vimpat users. Check the latest studies of Vimpat.

What is Vasculitis?

Vasculitis (inflammation of a blood vessel or blood vessels) is found to be associated with 1,035 drugs and 1,209 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Vasculitis.

On Oct, 03, 2025

20,279 people reported to have side effects when taking Vimpat.
Among them, 10 people (0.05%) have Vasculitis.

Among these 10 people:

How long have people been on Vimpat when they have Vasculitis? *

What is the gender of people who have Vasculitis when taking Vimpat? *

female: 40 %
male: 60 %

What is the age of people who have Vasculitis when taking Vimpat? *

What are other drugs people take besides Vimpat? *

What are other side effects people have besides Vasculitis? *

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 50.00%
Weakness: 4 people, 40.00%
Joint Pain: 4 people, 40.00%
Memory Loss: 3 people, 30.00%
Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone): 3 people, 30.00%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3 people, 30.00%
Chest Pain: 2 people, 20.00%
Raynaud's Phenomenon (discoloration of the fingers, toes, and occasionally other areas): 2 people, 20.00%
Drowsiness: 2 people, 20.00%
Fever: 2 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 3 people, 30.00%
Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 1 person, 10.00%
Menstrual Disorder (disease of menstrual cycle): 1 person, 10.00%
Astrocytoma (tumour of the brain that originate in a particular kind of glial-cells): 1 person, 10.00%
Birth Control: 1 person, 10.00%
Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 1 person, 10.00%
Bursa Disorder: 1 person, 10.00%
Cerebral Disorder (brain disease): 1 person, 10.00%
Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 1 person, 10.00%
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 1 person, 10.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

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