Viramune and Myositis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Myositis is reported as a side effect among people who take Viramune (nevirapine), especially for people who are female, 2-9 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Epivir, and have Drug abuse.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Myositis when taking Viramune. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,323 people who have side effects when taking Viramune from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Viramune?

Viramune has active ingredients of nevirapine. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 11,381 Viramune users. Check the latest studies of Viramune.

What is Myositis?

Myositis (inflammation of the muscles) is found to be associated with 827 drugs and 1,136 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Myositis.



On Aug, 05, 2026

11,323 people reported to have side effects when taking Viramune.
Among them, 24 people (0.21%) have Myositis.

Could Viramune cause Myositis?

Among these 24 people:

How long have people been on Viramune when they have Myositis? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 33.33 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 66.67 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Myositis when taking Viramune? *

  • female: 66.67 %
  • male: 33.33 %

What is the age of people who have Myositis when taking Viramune? *

  • 0-1: 4.55 %
  • 2-9: 40.91 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 22.73 %
  • 40-49: 18.18 %
  • 50-59: 4.55 %
  • 60+: 9.09 %

What are other drugs people take besides Viramune? *

  1. Epivir: 8 people, 33.33%
  2. Abacavir: 6 people, 25.00%
  3. Lamivudine: 5 people, 20.83%
  4. Ziagen: 4 people, 16.67%
  5. Zerit: 3 people, 12.50%
  6. Combivir: 3 people, 12.50%
  7. Videx: 2 people, 8.33%
  8. Truvada: 2 people, 8.33%
  9. Norvir: 2 people, 8.33%
  10. Bactrim Ds: 1 person, 4.17%

What are other side effects people have besides Myositis? *

  1. Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 13 people, 54.17%
  2. Blood Lactic Acid Increased: 10 people, 41.67%
  3. Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increased: 10 people, 41.67%
  4. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 9 people, 37.50%
  5. Myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle myocardium): 9 people, 37.50%
  6. Parainfluenzae Virus Infection: 8 people, 33.33%
  7. Alanine Aminotransferase Increased: 7 people, 29.17%
  8. Movement Disorder (neurological syndromes where they may be excess of movement or a paucity of movement that is not connected to weakness): 7 people, 29.17%
  9. Weakness: 6 people, 25.00%
  10. Mitochondrial Toxicity (a condition in which the mitochondria of a body's cells become damaged or decline significantly in number;): 6 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Drug Abuse: 2 people, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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 nevirapine (the active ingredients of Viramune) and Viramune (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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