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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Alarm |
* 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: Flatulence, Back pain, Dizziness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 5, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“... Starting taking due to high BP, was 155 / 105 and after a couple of days, now chugging along at 114 / 78. So BP adjustment worked perfect. Side effects are that I am very winded all the time if I do ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Cough
Posted By webmd in fdb.rxlist.com on May 4, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“I started taking this because the others I took made me cough. But this is so expensive.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Neck pain, Pruritus, Myalgia, Accidental poisoning, Rash, Vaginal haemorrhage
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 2, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Rash on upper chest. Intense periodic itching over entire body. Muscle pain in neck, lower back,and thighs making it impossible to sleep at night. Symptoms began after taking medicati...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Somnolence
Posted By lil_mamma3131 in fdb.rxlist.com on April 29, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“I seem to get sleepy alot more but now that I have read the precautions, I truly understand and hope that it passes soon.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on April 27, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Back pain, Pain, Myalgia, Muscle spasms, Pain in extremity, Abasia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 25, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 23, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: none as far as i can tell/i am still taking it. I was told it is great for your kidneys.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Tinnitus, Cardiac flutter, Blood pressure decreased, Dyspnoea, Respiration abnormal, Somnolence, Abasia
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 23, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“I have been on this medication for about six years. At first it lowered my blood pressure but lately I am still in the 140s over 90s and recently started having ringing in my ears. During the time I...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 22, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Intensely vivid dreams all night long! Lot of nights they start before I'm even fully asleep, and I wake up with the last one strong in my memory. Very colorful and sensory, but nothing...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Sinus headache, Arthralgia, Fatigue, Influenza, Visual impairment
Posted By Anonymous in drugratingz.com on April 21, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“When I started on Diovan, had no side effects. After 2nd month, heart begin to race, had blurred vison, body ached like I had the flu, sinus problems, no energy, you name it. Stopped and began to fe...”
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?