Zidovudine and Tachypnea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Tachypnea is reported as a side effect among people who take Zidovudine (zidovudine), especially for people who are male, 0-1 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lamivudine, and have Hiv infection.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Tachypnea when taking Zidovudine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,506 people who have side effects when taking Zidovudine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Zidovudine?
Zidovudine has active ingredients of zidovudine. eHealthMe is studying from 10,517 Zidovudine users. Check the latest studies of Zidovudine.
What is Tachypnea?
Tachypnea is found to be associated with 1,068 drugs and 1,937 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Tachypnea.
10,506 people reported to have side effects when taking Zidovudine.
Among them, 94 people (0.89%) have Tachypnea.

Among these 94 people:
How long have people been on Zidovudine when they have Tachypnea? *
- < 1 month: 50.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 28.57 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 21.43 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Tachypnea when taking Zidovudine? *
- female: 26.37 %
- male: 73.63 %
What is the age of people who have Tachypnea when taking Zidovudine? *
- 0-1: 25.42 %
- 2-9: 1.69 %
- 10-19: 5.08 %
- 20-29: 22.03 %
- 30-39: 20.34 %
- 40-49: 22.03 %
- 50-59: 1.69 %
- 60+: 1.69 %
What are other drugs people take besides Zidovudine? *
- Lamivudine: 42 people, 44.68%
- Nevirapine: 15 people, 15.96%
- Didanosine: 13 people, 13.83%
- Retrovir: 9 people, 9.57%
- Crixivan: 9 people, 9.57%
- Stavudine: 8 people, 8.51%
- Bactrim: 7 people, 7.45%
- Viracept: 7 people, 7.45%
- Videx: 7 people, 7.45%
- Combivir: 6 people, 6.38%
What are other side effects people have besides Tachypnea? *
- Fever: 32 people, 34.04%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 24 people, 25.53%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 19 people, 20.21%
- Drug Exposure During Pregnancy: 14 people, 14.89%
- Hypertonia (abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch): 14 people, 14.89%
- Blood Lactic Acid Increased: 13 people, 13.83%
- Hepatomegaly (abnormal enlargement of the liver): 13 people, 13.83%
- Oral Candidiasis (fungal infection of mouth): 12 people, 12.77%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 11 people, 11.70%
- Lactic Acidosis (low ph in body tissues): 11 people, 11.70%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Hiv Infection: 37 people, 39.36%
- Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis): 5 people, 5.32%
- Sleep Disorder: 1 person, 1.06%
- Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 1 person, 1.06%
- Pneumonia: 1 person, 1.06%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 1 person, 1.06%
- Meningitis Cryptococcal (bacterial inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges): 1 person, 1.06%
- Ill-Defined Disorder: 1 person, 1.06%
- High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 1.06%
- Drug Exposure During Pregnancy: 1 person, 1.06%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Zidovudine:
- Zidovudine (10,517 reports)
Tachypnea treatments and more:
- Tachypnea (16,675 reports)
How severe was Tachypnea and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of zidovudine:
- Tachypnea and drugs with ingredients of zidovudine (171 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 Zidovudine:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Tachypnea:
- Tachypnea (1,068 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Tachypnea:
- Tachypnea (1,937 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on zidovudine (the active ingredients of Zidovudine) and Zidovudine (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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