Zetia and Hyperkalemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hyperkalemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Zetia (ezetimibe), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Aspirin, and have Gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hyperkalemia when taking Zetia. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 47,765 people who have side effects when taking Zetia from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zetia?

Zetia has active ingredients of ezetimibe. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 49,113 Zetia users. Check the latest studies of Zetia.

What is Hyperkalemia?

Hyperkalemia (damage to or disease of the kidney) is found to be associated with 1,957 drugs and 2,936 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperkalemia.

On Jul, 03, 2026

47,765 people reported to have side effects when taking Zetia.
Among them, 207 people (0.43%) have Hyperkalemia.

Among these 207 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Zetia and have Hyperkalemia?

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Related studies:

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

Zetia (49,113 reports)

Hyperkalemia treatments and more:

Hyperkalemia (78,084 reports)

How severe was Hyperkalemia and when was it recovered:

Hyperkalemia in Zetia

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ezetimibe:

Hyperkalemia and drugs with ingredients of ezetimibe (477 reports)

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 Zetia:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hyperkalemia:

Hyperkalemia (1,957 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hyperkalemia:

Hyperkalemia (2,936 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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