Headache and drugs of ingredients of verteporfin (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Headache is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of verteporfin, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,352 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of verteporfin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Visudyne.
3,352 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of verteporfin.
Among them, 46 people (1.37%) have Headache
What is Headache?
Headache (pain in head) is found to be associated with 3,753 drugs and 5,772 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Headache.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of verteporfin when people have Headache *:
- < 1 month: 100 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 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 Headache when taking drugs with ingredients of verteporfin *:
- female: 68.89 %
- male: 31.11 %
Age of people who have Headache when taking drugs with ingredients of verteporfin *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 2.56 %
- 30-39: 10.26 %
- 40-49: 23.08 %
- 50-59: 7.69 %
- 60+: 56.41 %
Conditions people have *:
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- Macular Degeneration (painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision): 10 people, 21.74%
- Nearsightedness (difficulty in seeing the far objects): 3 people, 6.52%
- Haemangioma (noncancerous, abnormally dense collections of dilated small blood vessels that may occur in the skin or internal organs): 3 people, 6.52%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 2 people, 4.35%
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 2 people, 4.35%
- Retinitis Histoplasma (fungal infection of retina): 1 person, 2.17%
- Retinal Oedema (swelling of retina): 1 person, 2.17%
- Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (polyp-like sub-retinal pigment epithelium vascular abnormalities predominantly found in the macula and peripapillary region): 1 person, 2.17%
- Muscle Atrophy (a decrease in the mass of the muscle): 1 person, 2.17%
- Choroidal Neovascularisation (creation of new blood vessels in vascular layer of eye): 1 person, 2.17%
Other drugs people take *:
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- Coumadin: 4 people, 8.70%
- Nexium: 3 people, 6.52%
- Celebrex: 2 people, 4.35%
- Sular: 2 people, 4.35%
- Plavix: 2 people, 4.35%
- Evista: 2 people, 4.35%
- Pravachol: 2 people, 4.35%
- Premarin: 2 people, 4.35%
- Prinivil: 2 people, 4.35%
- Diamox: 2 people, 4.35%
Other side effects people have besides Headache *:
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- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 11 people, 23.91%
- Back Pain: 9 people, 19.57%
- Joint Pain: 6 people, 13.04%
- Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 5 people, 10.87%
- Chest Pain: 4 people, 8.70%
- Dizziness: 4 people, 8.70%
- Confusion: 3 people, 6.52%
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 3 people, 6.52%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 6.52%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3 people, 6.52%
* 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 verteporfin. 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.
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