A study for a 78 year old woman who takes Bumex (an AI-powered real world drug study)
Summary:
3,316 females aged 78 (±5) who take the same drug and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 78 year old female patient who has Edema. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.
3,316 females aged 78 (±5) who take Bumex and have adverse effects are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 78
- Gender: female
- Conditions: Edema
- Drugs taken:
- Bumex (bumetanide)
Comparison with patient's specific adverse outcomes:
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By the same drug(s):
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Muscle Cramps (painful sensations caused by muscle contraction):
- among females aged 78 (±5) who take the same drug: 0.06% (2 of 3,316)
- among people who take the same drug, regardless of gender or age: 0.07% (20 of 29,356)
By each condition:
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people who have Muscle Cramps with Edema:
- among females aged 78 (±5) who have Edema: 0% (0 of 563)
- among people who have Edema, regardless of gender or age: 0.13% (9 of 6,929)
By each drug (FDA data only):
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people who take Bumex and have Muscle Cramps:
- among females aged 78 (±5) who take Bumex and have side effects: 0.19% (2 of 1,034)
- among people who take Bumex and have side effects, regardless of gender or age: 0.22% (20 of 9,080)
Common side effects *:
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 309 people, 9.32%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 248 people, 7.48%
- Weakness : 245 people, 7.39%
- Acute Kidney Failure : 214 people, 6.45%
- Diarrhea : 196 people, 5.91%
- Cardiac Failure Congestive : 193 people, 5.82%
- Death : 182 people, 5.49%
- Dizziness : 164 people, 4.95%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 161 people, 4.86%
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 154 people, 4.64%
- Pain : 153 people, 4.61%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 152 people, 4.58%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 141 people, 4.25%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 139 people, 4.19%
- Fall : 138 people, 4.16%
- Joint Pain : 126 people, 3.80%
- Haemoglobin Decreased : 126 people, 3.80%
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 125 people, 3.77%
- Pneumonia : 124 people, 3.74%
- Urinary Tract Infection : 123 people, 3.71%
Common co-existing conditions *:
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- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 302 people, 9.11%
- High Blood Pressure : 295 people, 8.90%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 290 people, 8.75%
- Pain : 220 people, 6.63%
- High Blood Cholesterol : 189 people, 5.70%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 162 people, 4.89%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 160 people, 4.83%
- Diabetes : 152 people, 4.58%
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 134 people, 4.04%
- Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 133 people, 4.01%
- Cardiac Failure : 127 people, 3.83%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 120 people, 3.62%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 92 people, 2.77%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 86 people, 2.59%
- Depression : 81 people, 2.44%
- Cardiac Disorder : 80 people, 2.41%
- Constipation : 70 people, 2.11%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 70 people, 2.11%
- Oedema (fluid collection in tissue): 68 people, 2.05%
- Type 2 Diabetes : 68 people, 2.05%
Common co-used drugs *:
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- Eliquis (285 people, 8.59%)
- Spironolactone (262 people, 7.90%)
- Aspirin (254 people, 7.66%)
- Omeprazole (244 people, 7.36%)
- Coumadin (231 people, 6.97%)
- Synthroid (228 people, 6.88%)
- Amlodipine (215 people, 6.48%)
- Pantoprazole (211 people, 6.36%)
- Digoxin (210 people, 6.33%)
- Lipitor (204 people, 6.15%)
- Simvastatin (191 people, 5.76%)
- Prilosec (183 people, 5.52%)
- Metformin (181 people, 5.46%)
- Vitamin D3 (177 people, 5.34%)
- Potassium (176 people, 5.31%)
- Clopidogrel (173 people, 5.22%)
- Acetaminophen (169 people, 5.10%)
- Tylenol (165 people, 4.98%)
- Nexium (165 people, 4.98%)
- Protonix (159 people, 4.79%)
Drug effectiveness *:
Bumex:
- not at all: 5.88 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 17.65 %
- high: 58.82 %
- very high: 17.65 %
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
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
Drug side effects in long term, by gender and age:
- Bumex: 9,208 reports
Treatments, associated medications and conditions:
- Edema: 115,723 reports
- Muscle cramps: 11,082 reports
Drug side effects:
- Bumex and Muscle cramps (20 reports)
Symptoms:
- Edema and Muscle cramps (9 reports)
Drugs that are associated with:
- Muscle cramps: 571 drugs
Conditions that are associated with:
- Muscle cramps: 766 conditions
How the phase IV clinical 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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