Actonel and Joint pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Joint pain is found among people who take Actonel, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Actonel and have Joint pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28,020 people who have side effects when taking Actonel from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

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.

On Jan, 14, 2023

28,020 people reported to have side effects when taking Actonel.
Among them, 3,009 people (10.74%) have Joint pain.

What is Actonel?

Actonel has active ingredients of risedronate sodium. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 28,457 Actonel users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Joint pain?

Joint pain is found to be associated with 4,770 drugs and 4,857 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Actonel and Joint pain reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Actonel and have Joint pain?

Check whether Joint pain is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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 .

Related studies

How severe was Joint pain and when was it recovered:

Joint pain in Actonel

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of risedronate sodium:

Joint pain and drugs with ingredients of risedronate sodium (4,738 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Actonel:

Actonel (28,457 reports)

Common Actonel side effects:

Joint pain: 3,009 reports
Pain: 2,624 reports
Drug ineffective: 2,398 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2,225 reports
Diarrhea: 2,122 reports

Browse all side effects of Actonel:

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Joint pain treatments and more:

Joint pain (448,034 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Joint pain:

Common drugs associated with Joint pain:

All the drugs that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (4,770 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Joint pain:

All the conditions that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (4,857 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on risedronate sodium (the active ingredients of Actonel) and Actonel (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

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).

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