This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Gemfibrozil.
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: Dizziness, Flushing, Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 18, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Darrhea.Some light dizziness, felt slight nasua and flush shortly after taking it, this would then subside but the diarrhea is constant. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Renal pain, Rectal haemorrhage, Abdominal distension, Muscle spasms
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on January 7, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Kidney pain, gassiness, rectal bleeding, cramps, ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 2, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“After a life insurance exam I was told my A1C levels were 6.1, equivalent to borderline diabetes. I reported this to my primary physician and she and I both just couldn't believe it, especially since ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Muscle spasms, Paraesthesia, Somnolence, Dizziness, Nausea, Abdominal discomfort, Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 24, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Severe Dizziness , stomach pain and cramping ,diarrhea, tingling , severe fatigue , nausea ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling cold, Cough
Posted By Anonymous in everydayhealth.com on April 22, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I started this medicine 2 months ago, and I have suffered from cold and cough ever since has anyone else had this issue? I am stopping this until I can check and see if there is a difference.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Pain, Myalgia, Paraesthesia, Abasia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 21, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Severe pain in all joints, muscle pain generalized, tingling in ankles. Just two days of this drug and I can barely walk! Won't be taking any more. Wish I knew a quick way of ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on October 15, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“It's worked great for me, but since you're supposed to take it with food I often forget and since the bottle is so huge I don't carry it around outside of my house and often miss opportunities to take...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 20, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: None Taking Generic brand by Teva. Has lowered my triglyserids from 550 to 108.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 3, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: fatigue, depression, irritability, trouble sleeping, HIGHER trigs than before taking the meds! Doctor put me on gemfibrozil to lower my Triglycerides and raise my HDLs, howeve...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Dave in fdb.rxlist.com on November 22, 2010 @ 12:00 am
“10wks gemfibrozil/simvastatin.trigs 709-97 hdl 33-46.ldl 161-86.total 304-151.strict diet modification.strict adherence to meds. thanks Dr.Wojo! avtron007@aol.com”
* 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 Gemfibrozil
Dizziness
“Side Effects: Darrhea.Some light dizziness , felt slight nasua and flush shortly after taking it, this would then subside but the diarrhea is constant.
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Source: LOPID: Side effects, ratings, and pati...
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Did the author experience dizziness while taking lopid?
What is this?Diarrhoea
“Side Effects: Darrhea.Some light dizziness, felt slight nasua and flush shortly after taking it, this would then subside but the diarrhea is constant.
”
Source: LOPID: Side effects, ratings, and pati...
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Did the author experience diarrhoea while taking lopid?
What is this?Flushing
“Side Effects: Darrhea.Some light dizziness, felt slight nasua and flush shortly after taking it, this would then subside but the diarrhea is constant.
”
Source: LOPID: Side effects, ratings, and pati...
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Did the author experience flushing while taking lopid?
What is this?