Actonel: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Actonel: risedronate sodium
We study 28,457 Actonel users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Actonel- 24 alternative drugs to Actonel
- 6,008 Actonel side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Actonel?
- Osteoporosis - reported by 78 people
- Osteopenia - reported by 30 people
- Osteoporosis post-menopausal - reported by 17 people
- Bone density decreased - reported by 11 people
- Osteoarthritis - reported by 7 people
- Long bones - reported by 5 people
- Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints - reported by 5 people
- Osteopetrosis - reported by 4 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Actonel treats:
Compare Actonel with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Actonel vs. Alendronate sodium
- Actonel vs. Alendronic acid
- Actonel vs. Boniva
- Actonel vs. Calcium
- Actonel vs. Calcium acetate
- Actonel vs. Calcium carbonate
- Actonel vs. Calcium carbonate, famotidine and magnesium hydroxide
- Actonel vs. Calcium citrate
- Actonel vs. Calcium d - glucarate
- Actonel vs. Calcium-d glucarate
- Actonel vs. Calcium disodium versenate
- Actonel vs. Evista
- Actonel vs. Forteo
- Actonel vs. Fosamax
- Actonel vs. Fosamax plus d
- Actonel vs. Lithium carbonate
- Actonel vs. Miacalcin
- Actonel vs. Multivitamin
- Actonel vs. Premarin
- Actonel vs. Prolia
- Actonel vs. Reclast
- Actonel vs. Vitamin d
- Actonel vs. Vitamin k
- Actonel vs. Zometa
Common Actonel side effects:
- Joint pain (3,009 reports)
- Pain (2,624 reports)
- Drug ineffective (2,398 reports)
- Fatigue (2,225 reports)
- Diarrhea (2,122 reports)
Actonel side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Actonel side effects (28,035 reports)
Browse all side effects of Actonel:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Actonel interactions:
- Actonel and Prednisone (5,481 reports)
- Actonel and Methotrexate (3,947 reports)
- Actonel and Fosamax (3,588 reports)
- Actonel and Aspirin (2,410 reports)
- Actonel and Synthroid (2,119 reports)
- Actonel and Lipitor (2,075 reports)
- Actonel and Enbrel (2,035 reports)
- Actonel and Celebrex (1,902 reports)
- Actonel and Nexium (1,837 reports)
- Actonel and Folic acid (1,772 reports)
Browse all interactions between Actonel and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Actonel?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Actonel safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Hirschmann S, Gibel A, Tsvelikhovsky I, Lisker A, "Late-Onset Psychosis and Risedronate Treatment for Osteoporosis: A Case Report", Clinical schizophrenia & related psychoses, 2013 May .
- Ko KD, Cho BL, "Risedronate-related Localized Amnesia in an Elderly Patient with Osteoporosis", Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society, 2012 Dec .
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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