Zide and Glomerulosclerosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Glomerulosclerosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Zide (hydrochlorothiazide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Amlodipine, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Glomerulosclerosis when taking Zide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 178,473 people who have side effects when taking Zide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zide?

Zide has active ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 183,246 Zide users. Check the latest studies of Zide.

What is Glomerulosclerosis?

Glomerulosclerosis (a hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney) is found to be associated with 149 drugs and 198 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Glomerulosclerosis.



On Jul, 21, 2026

178,473 people reported to have side effects when taking Zide.
Among them, 23 people (0.01%) have Glomerulosclerosis.

Could Zide cause Glomerulosclerosis?

Among these 23 people:

How long have people been on Zide when they have Glomerulosclerosis? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 100 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Glomerulosclerosis when taking Zide? *

  • female: 78.26 %
  • male: 21.74 %

What is the age of people who have Glomerulosclerosis when taking Zide? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 11.11 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 44.44 %
  • 60+: 44.44 %

What are other drugs people take besides Zide? *

  1. Prednisone: 4 people, 17.39%
  2. Bystolic: 4 people, 17.39%
  3. Amlodipine: 4 people, 17.39%
  4. Rasilez: 3 people, 13.04%
  5. Diovan: 3 people, 13.04%
  6. Nifedipine: 2 people, 8.70%
  7. Bextra: 2 people, 8.70%
  8. Prezista: 2 people, 8.70%
  9. Flovent: 2 people, 8.70%
  10. Bisoprolol Fumarate: 2 people, 8.70%

What are other side effects people have besides Glomerulosclerosis? *

  1. Acute Kidney Failure: 10 people, 43.48%
  2. Nephrotic Syndrome (kidney disease with proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and oedema): 5 people, 21.74%
  3. Renal Tubular Atrophy (wasting of kidney tubules): 5 people, 21.74%
  4. Interstitial Nephritis (inflammation of the kidney): 4 people, 17.39%
  5. Renal Arteriosclerosis (a thickening and hardening of arteries of kidney): 4 people, 17.39%
  6. Diarrhea: 4 people, 17.39%
  7. Kidney Fibrosis (excess fibrous connective tissue in kidney): 3 people, 13.04%
  8. Drug Ineffective: 3 people, 13.04%
  9. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 3 people, 13.04%
  10. Chronic Kidney Disease: 3 people, 13.04%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Pain: 3 people, 13.04%
  2. Viral Infection: 2 people, 8.70%
  3. Inflammation: 2 people, 8.70%
  4. Bacterial Infection: 2 people, 8.70%
  5. Essential Hypertension (primary hypertension): 2 people, 8.70%
  6. Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 8.70%
  7. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 8.70%
  8. Hiv Infection: 2 people, 8.70%
  9. Hypersensitivity: 2 people, 8.70%
  10. Lung Adenocarcinoma (a form of non-small cell lung cancer): 2 people, 8.70%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

  • Zide (183,246 reports)

Glomerulosclerosis treatments and more:

How severe was Glomerulosclerosis and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide:

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 hydrochlorothiazide (the active ingredients of Zide) and Zide (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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