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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.
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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.
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal distension
Posted By SeshetaM in drugs.com on January 31, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Valturna (aliskiren / valsartan) for High Blood Pressure: Controlled HBP, but had diarrhea every morning when taking medication at night as instructed, followed by bloating the rest of the day. After...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal distension, Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 31, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Controlled HBP, but had diarrhea every morning when taking medication at night as instructed, followed by bloating the rest of the day. After 6 months the doctor has prescribed a different medication...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on January 29, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: This is the best BP med I've ever been on, and I've tried many. 8 years on this med is a guess - it may be more, or a little less. I went off it last year due to expense, h...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Fatigue, Eye pain, Pain in extremity, Pain in jaw, Sensation of heaviness, Abasia
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on January 28, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“his is the worst ever. I had terrible headaches, after three weeks of taking I could not walk very far. Terrible mustle pains in legs and arms. A heavy feeling in my legs. Jaw pain as well phyly ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Lethargy
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on January 28, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... a couple more days, and see if my body just needs time to adjust. If I can't shake, I'll have to look for something else. This is the 3rd thing I tried. Norvasc (made me dizzy), Accupril (worked at...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By magicwonder0 in fdb.rxlist.com on January 27, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“It has worked to lower my blood pressure but it is very expensive and would like to find out about a possible generic for high blood pressure.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness
Posted By Gracieflower in fdb.rxlist.com on January 26, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... by any previous medications. I have a 190/110 rate. I have been on this for 3 years. Only issue is you have to drink enough fluids to keep from dehydrating. Yes, a few dizzy spells once in a while but...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Atrial fibrillation, Tinnitus
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 21, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Diovan HCT has controlled my blood pressure for over 10 years. Recently though my potassium has dropped, I've experienced atrial fibrillation and have noticed ringing in my ears. Have gone to just D...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in everydayhealth.com on January 21, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I take 160/20 pills each day. It works great to control my bp and has for 8 years. the only thing I am not sure of is if it is causing my scalp and legs to itch. You have to watch dizziness when r...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Earl in fdb.rxlist.com on January 17, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Expensive, is the only fault I have with diovan hct. Diovan hct has been an excellent product in servicing my health needs blood pressure etc.”
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* 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?