Cataract and drugs of ingredients of silodosin (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Cataract is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of silodosin, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 6 - 12 months. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 7,390 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of silodosin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Rapaflo, Silodosin.
7,390 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of silodosin.
Among them, 88 people (1.19%) have Cataract
What is Cataract?
Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye) is found to be associated with 1,894 drugs and 2,131 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cataract.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of silodosin when people have Cataract *:
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 50 %
- 6 - 12 months: 50 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Cataract when taking drugs with ingredients of silodosin *:
- female: 0.0 %
- male: 100 %
Age of people who have Cataract when taking drugs with ingredients of silodosin *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 100 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
Other side effects people have besides Cataract *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Lin SY, Lin CL, Ju SW, Wang IK, Lin CC, Lin CH, Hsu WH, Liang JA, "Increasing risk of cataract in HCV patients receiving anti-HCV therapy: A nationwide cohort study", PloS one, 2017 Mar .
- Dsouza MC, "Could risperidone have caused the cataract?: A case report and review of literature", Journal of Research in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, 2015 Jan .
- Dsouza MC, "COULD RISPERIDONE HAVE CAUSED THE CATARACT", JRPBS, 2015 Jan .
- Lin SY, Lin CL, Ju SW, Wang IK, Lin CC, Lin CH, Hsu WH, Liang JA, "Increasing risk of cataract in HCV patients receiving anti-HCV therapy: A nationwide cohort study", PloS one, 2017 Mar .
- Dsouza MC, "Could risperidone have caused the cataract?: A case report and review of literature", Journal of Research in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, 2015 Jan .
- Dsouza MC, "COULD RISPERIDONE HAVE CAUSED THE CATARACT", JRPBS, 2015 Jan .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on silodosin. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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