Valsartan
Active Ingredients
- Valsartan
Manufacturers
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp
- Ohm Laboratories Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Diovan.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Valsartan Side Effects
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Overall Alarm |
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Valsartan
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal weight gain
Posted By hopeless in fdb.rxlist.com on July 3, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“I have gained a lot of weight and am not happy about that.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Muscle spasms, Weight increased
Posted By Calf in fdb.rxlist.com on July 2, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Some minor side effects - weight gain, muscle cramps. Overall, has been very helpful in lowering my blood pressure. Expensive even with insurance.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Dizziness, Myocardial infarction, Palpitations, Anxiety, Blood potassium decreased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 2, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Dizzyness, increased anxiety, very low potassium levels, palpitations, extreme joint pains. Feeling of having a heart attack. Went through a whole battery of tests for my hear...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on July 1, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Myalgia, Confusional state, Joint stiffness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 1, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: deoression, confussion, joint and muscle pain and stiffness first 3 -4 days not so bad..yesterday and today -can not tolerate side effects, getting worse not better. going to ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypotension, Cardiac flutter
Posted By CM in Texas in fdb.rxlist.com on June 30, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... DiovanHCT dropped my BP 35-40 points. The only problem I've experienced has been an increase in my heart rate when I started an exercise program and began having low BP problems while sleeping. My ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Syncope, Vomiting, Hypersensitivity, Yellow skin, Blood sodium decreased
Posted By kim in fdb.rxlist.com on June 28, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... in my life who have taken this drug and had severe reactions to it. All three ended up in the hospital with severe vomiting, and other abdominal issues. All three were fainting, dizzy, and had alot of...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Burning sensation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 27, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Felt decent for about 3 months then experiencing left heel pain especially if sitting for a while. When go to stand, feels like pins/needles and burning pain shooting through heel. Inte...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Thought withdrawal, Rash, Weight increased
Posted By lesa1176 in fdb.rxlist.com on June 24, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“I have been taking Diovan HCt for about 6 months, my blood pressure is under control, but I have gained 20 lbs, and I have a serious rash. thought I was losing my mind. Going to make an appointment an...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Apathy, Depression, Discomfort, Insomnia, Muscular weakness, Somnolence, Abasia, Poor quality sleep
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 22, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... (legs felt heavy and weak so I could not exercise) This drug should be pulled from the market. Within 3 weeks of me starting it, I felt very ill. The Depression and Apathy were the worst. ...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Valsartan
Fear
“taking my pulse every 15 sec afraid to sleep afraid to move although I know i prob had this for awhile and I was running around the backyard feeling fine before I knew.”
Source: Valsartan
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Did the author experience fear while taking valsartan?
What is this?Blood Pressure Decreased
“Side Effects: hives
lower blood pressure
qd”
Source: Diovan (Valsartan)
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Did the author experience blood pressure decreased while taking diovan?
What is this?Urticaria
“Side Effects: hives
lower blood pressure
qd”
Source: Diovan (Valsartan)
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Did the author experience urticaria while taking diovan?
What is this?