How effective is Purinethol for Ulcerative Colitis? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.3/5 Long term ratings: 3.4/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Purinethol (mercaptopurine) is for Ulcerative colitis and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 12 Purinethol users and is updated continuously.
What is Purinethol?
Purinethol has active ingredients of mercaptopurine. It is often used in ulcerative colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 3,810 Purinethol users. Check the latest studies of Purinethol.
What is Ulcerative colitis?
Ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine) is found to be associated with 1,195 drugs and 2,055 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ulcerative colitis.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
12 people are studied for taking Purinethol in Ulcerative colitis
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Purinethol effectiveness for Ulcerative colitis (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 3
- moderate: 3
- high: 5
- very high: 1
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 2
- moderate: 2
- high: 4
- very high: 1
Gender of people who take Purinethol for Ulcerative colitis *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Purinethol for Ulcerative colitis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 16.67 %
- 30-39: 33.33 %
- 40-49: 16.67 %
- 50-59: 25.0 %
- 60+: 8.33 %
Who find Purinethol more effective for Ulcerative Colitis?
Gender of people who take Purinethol for Ulcerative colitis *:
- female: 33.33 %
- male: 66.67 %
Age of people who take Purinethol for Ulcerative colitis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 33.33 %
- 40-49: 33.33 %
- 50-59: 33.33 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Purinethol?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Purinethol 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:
- Purinethol (3,810 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Ulcerative colitis (188,235 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on mercaptopurine (the active ingredients of Purinethol) and Purinethol (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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