Cachexia and drugs of ingredients of sofosbuvir (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Cachexia is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir, especially for people who are male, 30-39 old , have been taking the drugs for 1 - 6 months. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 21,826 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Sofosbuvir, Sovaldi.
21,826 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir.
Among them, 13 people (0.06%) have Cachexia
What is Cachexia?
Cachexia (loss of weight) is found to be associated with 662 drugs and 1,203 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cachexia.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir when people have Cachexia *:
- < 1 month: 12.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 87.5 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Cachexia when taking drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir *:
- female: 0.0 %
- male: 100 %
Age of people who have Cachexia when taking drugs with ingredients of sofosbuvir *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 75 %
- 40-49: 25 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
- Hepatitis C: 12 people, 92.31%
- Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis): 6 people, 46.15%
- Hiv Infection: 5 people, 38.46%
- Hepatitis C Rna Increased: 1 person, 7.69%
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
- Zepatier: 4 people, 30.77%
- Triumeq: 4 people, 30.77%
- Pyridoxine: 4 people, 30.77%
- Vitamin B6: 2 people, 15.38%
- Truvada: 1 person, 7.69%
- Kaletra: 1 person, 7.69%
- Imipenem And Cilastatin: 1 person, 7.69%
- Copegus: 1 person, 7.69%
- Avelox: 1 person, 7.69%
- Amoxicillin And Clavulanate Potassium: 1 person, 7.69%
Other side effects people have besides Cachexia *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
- Weight Decreased: 8 people, 61.54%
- Hiv Infection: 6 people, 46.15%
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 6 people, 46.15%
- Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 6 people, 46.15%
- Iridocyclitis (inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye): 6 people, 46.15%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 6 people, 46.15%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 6 people, 46.15%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 6 people, 46.15%
- Oesophagitis (inflammation of oesophagus): 6 people, 46.15%
- Oral Candidiasis (fungal infection of mouth): 6 people, 46.15%
* 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.
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sofosbuvir. 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?
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