A study for a 73 year old woman who takes Vitamin D3 (an AI-powered real world drug study)

Summary:

8,209 females aged 73 (±5) who take the same drug and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 73 year old female patient who has Low Vitamin D. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.

On Aug, 05, 2026

8,209 females aged 73 (±5) who take Vitamin D3 and have adverse effects are studied.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:

Age: 73
Gender: female

What are the drugs?

Vitamin d3 has active ingredients of cholecalciferol. It is often used in heart health. eHealthMe is studying from 32,172 Vitamin d3 users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin d3.

What are the conditions?

Low vitamin d: no further information found. Check the latest studies of Low vitamin d.

Common side effects *:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 768 people, 9.36%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 654 people, 7.97%
Diarrhea : 644 people, 7.85%
Dizziness : 533 people, 6.49%
Weakness : 527 people, 6.42%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 524 people, 6.38%
Pain : 487 people, 5.93%
Fall : 464 people, 5.65%
Headache (pain in head): 451 people, 5.49%
Joint Pain : 407 people, 4.96%
Drug Ineffective : 405 people, 4.93%
Rashes (redness): 400 people, 4.87%
Pain In Extremity : 387 people, 4.71%
Urinary Tract Infection : 368 people, 4.48%
Nausea And Vomiting : 368 people, 4.48%
High Blood Pressure : 347 people, 4.23%
Fever : 330 people, 4.02%
Weight Decreased : 329 people, 4.01%
Back Pain : 327 people, 3.98%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 325 people, 3.96%

Common co-existing conditions *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

High Blood Pressure : 1,002 people, 12.21%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 770 people, 9.38%
High Blood Cholesterol : 725 people, 8.83%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 674 people, 8.21%
Pain : 615 people, 7.49%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 459 people, 5.59%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 441 people, 5.37%
Depression : 417 people, 5.08%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 338 people, 4.12%
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): 304 people, 3.70%
Diabetes : 295 people, 3.59%
Stress And Anxiety : 284 people, 3.46%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 217 people, 2.64%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 217 people, 2.64%
Constipation : 216 people, 2.63%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 206 people, 2.51%
Type 2 Diabetes : 199 people, 2.42%
Breast Cancer : 195 people, 2.38%
Osteoporosis Post-Menopausal (weak bone with possibility to break after stopped menstrual cycles): 192 people, 2.34%
Breast Cancer Metastatic : 190 people, 2.31%

Common co-used drugs *:

You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.

Drug effectiveness *:

Vitamin D3:

not at all: 1.85 %
somewhat: 9.26 %
moderate: 31.48 %
high: 42.59 %
very high: 14.81 %

* 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:

Vitamin d3: 32,172 reports

Treatments, associated medications and conditions:

Low vitamin d: 2,606 reports

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.

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

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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