Zerit and Chd - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Chd is reported as a side effect among people who take Zerit (stavudine), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Norvir, and have Hiv infection.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chd when taking Zerit. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9,900 people who have side effects when taking Zerit from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zerit?

Zerit has active ingredients of stavudine. eHealthMe is studying from 9,912 Zerit users. Check the latest studies of Zerit.

What is Chd?

Chd (disease of heart coronary artery) is found to be associated with 2,534 drugs and 2,146 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chd.



On Jan, 12, 2026

9,900 people reported to have side effects when taking Zerit.
Among them, 28 people (0.28%) have Chd.

Could Zerit cause Chd?

Among these 28 people:

How long have people been on Zerit when they have Chd? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 7.14 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 7.14 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 14.29 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 42.86 %
  • 10+ years: 28.57 %

What is the gender of people who have Chd when taking Zerit? *

  • female: 7.14 %
  • male: 92.86 %

What is the age of people who have Chd when taking Zerit? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 57.14 %
  • 50-59: 21.43 %
  • 60+: 21.43 %

What are other drugs people take besides Zerit? *

  1. Norvir: 14 people, 50.00%
  2. Videx: 12 people, 42.86%
  3. Kaletra: 11 people, 39.29%
  4. Ziagen: 10 people, 35.71%
  5. Epivir: 10 people, 35.71%
  6. Invirase: 8 people, 28.57%
  7. Trizivir: 7 people, 25.00%
  8. Truvada: 7 people, 25.00%
  9. Sustiva: 6 people, 21.43%
  10. Combivir: 6 people, 21.43%

What are other side effects people have besides Chd? *

  1. Heart Attack: 11 people, 39.29%
  2. Acute Coronary Syndrome (acute chest pain and other symptoms that happen because the heart does not get blood): 5 people, 17.86%
  3. Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 5 people, 17.86%
  4. Cardiac Failure Congestive: 4 people, 14.29%
  5. Coronary Artery Stenosis (narrowing of coronary artery): 4 people, 14.29%
  6. Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 4 people, 14.29%
  7. Chest Pain: 4 people, 14.29%
  8. Diarrhea: 3 people, 10.71%
  9. Kaposi's Sarcoma (a tumour caused by human herpes virus): 3 people, 10.71%
  10. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 3 people, 10.71%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Hiv Infection: 25 people, 89.29%
  2. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 3 people, 10.71%
  3. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 2 people, 7.14%
  4. Mental Disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability): 1 person, 3.57%
  5. Infection: 1 person, 3.57%
  6. Hypersensitivity: 1 person, 3.57%
  7. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 3.57%
  8. High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 3.57%
  9. Gastrointestinal Disorder (functional problems of gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 3.57%
  10. Chest Pain: 1 person, 3.57%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Chd treatments and more:

  • Chd (70,503 reports)

How severe was Chd and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of stavudine:

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 Zerit:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Chd:

  • Chd (2,534 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Chd:

  • Chd (2,146 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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