How effective is Questran for Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.2/5 Long term ratings: 3/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Questran (cholestyramine) is for Irritable bowel syndrome and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 6 Questran users and is updated continuously.
What is Questran?
Questran has active ingredients of cholestyramine. It is often used in diarrhea. eHealthMe is studying from 4,490 Questran users. Check the latest studies of Questran.
What is Irritable bowel syndrome?
Irritable bowel syndrome is found to be associated with 1,318 drugs and 2,121 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Irritable bowel syndrome.
6 people are studied for taking Questran in Irritable bowel syndrome
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Questran effectiveness for Irritable bowel syndrome (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 1
- moderate: 3
- high: 2
- very high: 0
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 1
- moderate: 2
- high: 1
- very high: 0
Gender of people who take Questran for Irritable bowel syndrome *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Questran for Irritable bowel syndrome *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 16.67 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 16.67 %
- 50-59: 16.67 %
- 60+: 50.0 %
Who find Questran more effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Gender of people who take Questran for Irritable bowel syndrome *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Questran for Irritable bowel syndrome *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 50 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 50 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Questran?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Questran safety and effectiveness.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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Questran (4,490 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Irritable bowel syndrome (49,237 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on cholestyramine (the active ingredients of Questran) and Questran (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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