Zestril and Shoulder pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Shoulder pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Zestril (lisinopril), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Vioxx, and have Back pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Shoulder pain when taking Zestril. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 21,786 people who have side effects when taking Zestril from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zestril?

Zestril has active ingredients of lisinopril. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 22,273 Zestril users. Check the latest studies of Zestril.

What is Shoulder pain?

Shoulder pain is found to be associated with 176 drugs and 551 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Shoulder pain.



On Jul, 21, 2026

21,786 people reported to have side effects when taking Zestril.
Among them, 18 people (0.08%) have Shoulder pain.

Could Zestril cause Shoulder pain?

Among these 18 people:

What is the gender of people who have Shoulder pain when taking Zestril? *

  • female: 33.33 %
  • male: 66.67 %

What is the age of people who have Shoulder pain when taking Zestril? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 35.29 %
  • 50-59: 17.65 %
  • 60+: 47.06 %

What are other drugs people take besides Zestril? *

  1. Vioxx: 13 people, 72.22%
  2. Norvasc: 5 people, 27.78%
  3. Premarin: 5 people, 27.78%
  4. Oxycontin: 4 people, 22.22%
  5. Celebrex: 4 people, 22.22%
  6. Glucophage: 4 people, 22.22%
  7. Lipitor: 3 people, 16.67%
  8. Percodan: 3 people, 16.67%
  9. Prevacid: 3 people, 16.67%
  10. Lantus: 3 people, 16.67%

What are other side effects people have besides Shoulder pain? *

  1. Dizziness: 6 people, 33.33%
  2. Coronary Heart Disease (narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries): 6 people, 33.33%
  3. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 6 people, 33.33%
  4. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 6 people, 33.33%
  5. Back Pain: 6 people, 33.33%
  6. Pain: 5 people, 27.78%
  7. Ventricular Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat that originates in one of the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart): 5 people, 27.78%
  8. Injury: 5 people, 27.78%
  9. Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 4 people, 22.22%
  10. Cardiac Failure Congestive: 4 people, 22.22%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Type 2 Diabetes: 2 people, 11.11%
  2. Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 2 people, 11.11%
  3. Back Pain: 2 people, 11.11%
  4. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell): 1 person, 5.56%
  5. Pain: 1 person, 5.56%
  6. Chest Wall Pain: 1 person, 5.56%
  7. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 1 person, 5.56%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Zestril and have Shoulder pain?

- Check whether Shoulder pain is associated with a drug or a condition
- Predict drug outcomes for up to one year with AI
- Get an AI agent to monitor your drugs continuously



Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Zestril:

Shoulder pain treatments and more:

How severe was Shoulder pain and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lisinopril:

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 Zestril:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Shoulder pain:

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Shoulder pain:

Related publications that referenced our studies


How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.



Recent studies on eHealthMe: