Zocor and Coronary heart disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Coronary heart disease is found among people who take Zocor, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Zocor and have Coronary heart disease. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 83,103 people who have side effects when taking Zocor from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Jan, 10, 2023

83,103 people reported to have side effects when taking Zocor.
Among them, 2,011 people (2.42%) have Coronary heart disease.

What is Zocor?

Zocor has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 85,019 Zocor users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries) is found to be associated with 2,847 drugs and 2,092 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Zocor and Coronary heart disease reports submitted per year:

Could Zocor cause Coronary heart disease?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Zocor and have Coronary heart disease?

Check whether Coronary heart disease is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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How severe was Coronary heart disease and when was it recovered:

Coronary heart disease in Zocor

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of simvastatin:

Coronary heart disease and drugs with ingredients of simvastatin (3,232 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Zocor:

Zocor (85,019 reports)

Common Zocor side effects:

Weakness: 6,291 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5,323 reports
Breathing difficulty: 5,022 reports
Pain: 4,856 reports
Muscle aches (muscle pain): 4,750 reports
Heart attack: 4,042 reports
Chest pain: 4,001 reports

Browse all side effects of Zocor:

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Coronary heart disease treatments and more:

Coronary heart disease (65,624 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Coronary heart disease:

Common drugs associated with Coronary heart disease:

All the drugs that are associated with Coronary heart disease:

Coronary heart disease (2,847 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Coronary heart disease:

All the conditions that are associated with Coronary heart disease:

Coronary heart disease (2,092 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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