A study for a 84 year old woman who takes Januvia (an AI-powered real world drug study)
Summary:
4,165 females aged 84 (±5) who take the same drug and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 84 year old female patient who has Diabetes. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.
4,165 females aged 84 (±5) who take Januvia and have adverse effects are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 84
- Gender: female
- Conditions: Diabetes
- Drugs taken:
- Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
Comparison with patient's specific adverse outcomes:
You can check what is more associated with an adverse outcome: a drug mix, a drug, a condition, or a population of certain gender and age. Each patient is different. It is not uncommon that the results can be inconclusive or insignificant.
By the same drug(s):
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Lichen Sclerosus (a skin disorder that causes the skin to become thin, whitened, wrinkled, and can cause itching and pain):
- among females aged 84 (±5) who take the same drug: 0% (0 of 4,165)
- among people who take the same drug, regardless of gender or age: 0% (0 of 81,605)
By each condition:
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people who have Lichen Sclerosus with Diabetes:
- among females aged 84 (±5) who have Diabetes: 0% (0 of 12,209)
- among people who have Diabetes, regardless of gender or age: 0% (17 of 367,724)
By each drug (FDA data only):
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people who take Januvia and have Lichen Sclerosus:
- among females aged 84 (±5) who take Januvia and have side effects: 0% (0 of 3,417)
- among people who take Januvia and have side effects, regardless of gender or age: 0% (0 of 71,675)
Common side effects *:
- Diarrhea : 224 people, 5.38%
- Blood Glucose Increased : 217 people, 5.21%
- Fall : 216 people, 5.19%
- Weakness : 203 people, 4.87%
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar): 198 people, 4.75%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 189 people, 4.54%
- Dizziness : 172 people, 4.13%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 170 people, 4.08%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 159 people, 3.82%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 141 people, 3.39%
- Death : 138 people, 3.31%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 136 people, 3.27%
- Pneumonia : 132 people, 3.17%
- Rashes (redness): 131 people, 3.15%
- Nausea And Vomiting : 131 people, 3.15%
- Itching : 125 people, 3.00%
- Drug Ineffective : 122 people, 2.93%
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 121 people, 2.91%
- Acute Kidney Failure : 113 people, 2.71%
- Headache (pain in head): 112 people, 2.69%
Common co-existing conditions *:
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- High Blood Pressure : 659 people, 15.82%
- 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): 262 people, 6.29%
- High Blood Cholesterol : 212 people, 5.09%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 164 people, 3.94%
- Pain : 157 people, 3.77%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 127 people, 3.05%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 116 people, 2.79%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 115 people, 2.76%
- Constipation : 96 people, 2.30%
- Depression : 92 people, 2.21%
- Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 91 people, 2.18%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 89 people, 2.14%
- Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 83 people, 1.99%
- Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 79 people, 1.90%
- Cardiac Failure : 68 people, 1.63%
- Hyperuricaemia (level of uric acid in the blood that is abnormally high): 65 people, 1.56%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 63 people, 1.51%
- Asthma : 60 people, 1.44%
- Urinary Tract Infection : 59 people, 1.42%
- Stress And Anxiety : 56 people, 1.34%
Common co-used drugs *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
- Metformin (650 people, 15.61%)
- Amlodipine (336 people, 8.07%)
- Aspirin (294 people, 7.06%)
- Lasix (254 people, 6.10%)
- Lantus (219 people, 5.26%)
- Pantoprazole (214 people, 5.14%)
- Lipitor (208 people, 4.99%)
- Synthroid (208 people, 4.99%)
- Amaryl (184 people, 4.42%)
- Furosemide (181 people, 4.35%)
- Plavix (172 people, 4.13%)
- Crestor (167 people, 4.01%)
- Norvasc (157 people, 3.77%)
- Eliquis (154 people, 3.70%)
- Gliclazide (147 people, 3.53%)
- Simvastatin (136 people, 3.27%)
- Nexium (130 people, 3.12%)
- Xarelto (128 people, 3.07%)
- Glimepiride (119 people, 2.86%)
- Lisinopril (118 people, 2.83%)
Drug effectiveness *:
Januvia:
- not at all: 5.88 %
- somewhat: 11.76 %
- moderate: 52.94 %
- high: 23.53 %
- very high: 5.88 %
* 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:
- Januvia: 72,815 reports
Treatments, associated medications and conditions:
- Diabetes: 466,532 reports
- Lichen sclerosus: 1,475 reports
Drug side effects:
Symptoms:
- Diabetes and Lichen sclerosus (17 reports)
Drugs that are associated with:
- Lichen sclerosus: 112 drugs
Conditions that are associated with:
- Lichen sclerosus: 256 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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