A study for a 54 year old woman who takes Carafate (an AI-powered real world drug study)

Summary:

3,352 females aged 54 (±5) who take the same drug and have adverse effects are studied. This is a phase IV clinical study for a 54 year old female patient who has Gerd. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from sources including the FDA.

On Aug, 12, 2026

3,352 females aged 54 (±5) who take Carafate and have adverse effects are studied.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:

Age: 54
Gender: female

What are the drugs?

Carafate has active ingredients of sucralfate. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 14,028 Carafate users. Check the latest studies of Carafate.

What are the conditions?

Gerd (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease) is found to be associated with 3,035 drugs and 3,466 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gerd.

Common side effects *:

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 415 people, 12.38%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 334 people, 9.96%
Pain : 302 people, 9.01%
Diarrhea : 288 people, 8.59%
Headache (pain in head): 265 people, 7.91%
Nausea And Vomiting : 263 people, 7.85%
Stress And Anxiety : 230 people, 6.86%
Acute Kidney Failure : 230 people, 6.86%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 224 people, 6.68%
Weakness : 222 people, 6.62%
Weight Decreased : 217 people, 6.47%
Chronic Kidney Disease : 211 people, 6.29%
Joint Pain : 207 people, 6.18%
Chest Pain : 201 people, 6.00%
High Blood Pressure : 188 people, 5.61%
Drug Ineffective : 183 people, 5.46%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 177 people, 5.28%
Dizziness : 175 people, 5.22%
Pneumonia : 172 people, 5.13%
Fever : 171 people, 5.10%

Common co-existing conditions *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

Pain : 473 people, 14.11%
High Blood Pressure : 356 people, 10.62%
Depression : 343 people, 10.23%
Stress And Anxiety : 310 people, 9.25%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 252 people, 7.52%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 229 people, 6.83%
High Blood Cholesterol : 228 people, 6.80%
Asthma : 206 people, 6.15%
Migraine (headache): 182 people, 5.43%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 161 people, 4.80%
Diabetes : 147 people, 4.39%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 133 people, 3.97%
Constipation : 130 people, 3.88%
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 125 people, 3.73%
Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 119 people, 3.55%
Hypersensitivity : 117 people, 3.49%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 115 people, 3.43%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 113 people, 3.37%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 101 people, 3.01%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 93 people, 2.77%

Common co-used drugs *:

You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.

Drug effectiveness *:

Carafate:

not at all: 8.62 %
somewhat: 29.31 %
moderate: 27.59 %
high: 20.69 %
very high: 13.79 %

* 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:

Carafate: 14,028 reports

Treatments, associated medications and conditions:

Gerd: 445,836 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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