Miralax Vs. Vitamin D for a female patient aged 81 (an AI-powered real world drug study)
Summary:
This is a personalized comparison of Miralax, Vitamin D for a woman aged 81. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA and eHealthme.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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28,244 females aged 81 (±5) who take Miralax, Vitamin D and have adverse effects are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 81
- Gender: female
What are the drugs?
- Miralax has active ingredients of polyethylene glycol 3350. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 81,754 Miralax users. Check the latest studies of Miralax.
- Vitamin d has active ingredients of ergocalciferol. It is often used in low vitamin d. eHealthMe is studying from 294,095 Vitamin d users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin d.
What is the reason to compare the drugs?
- Constipation is found to be associated with 3,004 drugs and 4,618 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Constipation.
What are the adverse effects to be compared?
- Itching is found to be associated with 3,211 drugs and 4,537 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.
eHealthMe real world results:
Comparison with the specified adverse outcomes (outcome and its % of total reports):
Itching:
- Miralax: 0.49 %
- Vitamin D: 2.37 %
Most common side effects:
Miralax:
- Diarrhoea
- Drug Ineffective
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Fall
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Asthenia (weakness)
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Dizziness
- Vomiting
- Pain
Vitamin D:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Diarrhoea
- Fall
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Dizziness
- Asthenia (weakness)
- Drug Ineffective
- Pain
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Headache (pain in head)
Most common side effects experienced by people in long term (1+ years) use:
Miralax:
- Drug Ineffective
- Diarrhoea
- Flatulence (flatus expelled through the anus)
- Abdominal Distension
- Joint Swelling
- Abdominal Pain Upper
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Discomfort
- Blood Pressure Increased
Vitamin D:
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Renal Failure (kidney dysfunction)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Depression
- Cerebral Infarction (less blood supply to brain resulting tissue damage)
- Disease Recurrence
- Diarrhoea
- Pleural Effusion (water on the lungs)
- Infusion Related Reaction
- Death
Drug effectiveness:
Miralax:
- not at all: 3.45 %
- somewhat: 20.69 %
- moderate: 37.93 %
- high: 31.03 %
- very high: 6.9 %
Vitamin D:
- not at all: 1.02 %
- somewhat: 12.18 %
- moderate: 43.15 %
- high: 37.56 %
- very high: 6.09 %
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.
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).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .
- Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .
Related studies
- Miralax side effects in long term, by gender and age (80,837 reports)
- Vitamin d side effects in long term, by gender and age (282,728 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on gender, age, active ingredients of any drugs used. Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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