Xanax and Blindness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Blindness is found among people who take Xanax, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Xanax and have Blindness. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 123,888 people who have side effects when taking Xanax from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Sep, 09, 2023

123,888 people reported to have side effects when taking Xanax.
Among them, 397 people (0.32%) have Blindness.

What is Xanax?

Xanax has active ingredients of alprazolam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 128,255 Xanax users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Blindness?

Blindness is found to be associated with 2,662 drugs and 1,932 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Xanax and Blindness reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Xanax and have Blindness?

Check whether Blindness is associated with a drug or a condition

How 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

How severe was Blindness and when was it recovered:

Blindness in Xanax

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of alprazolam:

Blindness and drugs with ingredients of alprazolam (627 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Xanax:

Xanax (128,255 reports)

Common Xanax side effects:

Stress and anxiety: 10,999 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 10,095 reports
Pain: 9,295 reports
Drug ineffective: 8,724 reports
Headache (pain in head): 8,331 reports
Depression: 7,767 reports
Weakness: 7,724 reports

Browse all side effects of Xanax:

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Blindness treatments and more:

Blindness (39,495 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Blindness:

Common drugs associated with Blindness:

All the drugs that are associated with Blindness:

Blindness (2,662 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Blindness:

All the conditions that are associated with Blindness:

Blindness (1,932 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on alprazolam (the active ingredients of Xanax) and Xanax (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+ 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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