A study for a 32 year old man who takes Dexilant - from FDA reports
66 males aged 32 (±5) who take the same drug are studied. This is a personalized study for a 32 year old male patient who has Gerd. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA.
66 males aged 32 (±5) who take Dexilant are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 32
- Gender: male
- Conditions: Gerd
- Drugs taken:
- Dexilant (dexlansoprazole)
eHealthMe real world results:
Comparison with this patient's adverse outcomes:
- Headaches: 0 (0% of males aged 32 (±5) who take the drug)
As an adverse outcome could be a symptom of a condition, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, regardless of which drug is taken, how many female HBP patients aged 50 (±5) have nausea
- Headaches in Gerd (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease): 54 (4.81% of males aged 32 (±5) who have Gerd)
As an adverse outcome could be a side effect of a drug, additional studies are listed to help identify the cause: for example, how many female Aspirin users aged 50 (±5) have nausea
- Headaches in Dexilant: 0 (0% of males aged 32 (±5) who take Dexilant)
- Headaches in drugs with ingredients of Dexilant: 1 (1.52% of males aged 32 (±5) who take drugs with ingredients of dexlansoprazole)
Most common side effects over time
< 1 month:
- Nightmares (unpleasant dreams)
- Proctalgia (pain in the rectum)
- Hypersensitivity
- Rashes (redness)
- Clostridium difficile colitis (inflammation of colon by clostridium difficile bacteria infection)
- Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
- Eye swelling
- Itching
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
1 - 6 months:
- Dizziness
- Ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine)
- Rashes (redness)
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas)
- Swelling face
- Chest pain
- Dry mouth
- Itching
- Disturbance in attention
- Lymph node pain
6 - 12 months:
n/a1 - 2 years:
n/a2 - 5 years:
n/a5 - 10 years:
n/a10+ years:
n/anot specified:
- Abdominal pain
- Rashes (redness)
- Diarrhea
- Colitis (inflammation of colon)
- Crohn's disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract)
- Panic disorder
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Stress and anxiety
- Injection site pain
- Fever
Top conditions involved for these people *:
- Crohn's Disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 15 people, 22.73%
- Indigestion : 9 people, 13.64%
- Pain : 7 people, 10.61%
- Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 5 people, 7.58%
- Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 5 people, 7.58%
Top co-used drugs for these people *:
- Humira (18 people, 27.27%)
- Prednisone (8 people, 12.12%)
- Asacol (6 people, 9.09%)
- Singulair (5 people, 7.58%)
- Remicade (5 people, 7.58%)
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Expand the study to include reports from both FDA and eHealthMe
Expand this study to include FDA and eHealthMe reportsWhat are the drugs?
- Dexilant has active ingredients of dexlansoprazole. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. (latest outcomes from Dexilant 7,941 users)
What are the conditions?
- Gerd (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease) can be treated by Omeprazole, Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix, Prevacid (latest reports from 144,291 Gerd patients)
What are the symtoms?
- Headaches has been reported by people with multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, depression, pain (latest reports from 344,789 Headaches patients).
Could your drugs cause:
Could your conditions cause:
Related studies:
- Dexilant side effects (7,237 reports)
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