Adcirca and Colon cancer - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Colon cancer is reported as a side effect among people who take Adcirca (tadalafil), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Opsumit, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Colon cancer when taking Adcirca. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 54,899 people who have side effects when taking Adcirca from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Adcirca?

Adcirca has active ingredients of tadalafil. It is often used in pulmonary hypertension. eHealthMe is studying from 54,957 Adcirca users. Check the latest studies of Adcirca.

What is Colon cancer?

Colon cancer is found to be associated with 905 drugs and 1,192 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Colon cancer.

On Jul, 18, 2026

54,899 people reported to have side effects when taking Adcirca.
Among them, 83 people (0.15%) have Colon cancer.

Among these 83 people:

How long have people been on Adcirca when they have Colon cancer? *

What is the gender of people who have Colon cancer when taking Adcirca? *

female: 71.08 %
male: 28.92 %

What is the age of people who have Colon cancer when taking Adcirca? *

What are other drugs people take besides Adcirca? *

What are other side effects people have besides Colon cancer? *

Diarrhea: 25 people, 30.12%
Headache (pain in head): 22 people, 26.51%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 16 people, 19.28%
Pneumonia: 12 people, 14.46%
Fever: 11 people, 13.25%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 10 people, 12.05%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 10 people, 12.05%
Right Ventricular Failure (right half of the heart fails to work): 9 people, 10.84%
Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 9 people, 10.84%
Brain Natriuretic Peptide Increased: 9 people, 10.84%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 65 people, 78.31%
Right Ventricular Failure (right half of the heart fails to work): 14 people, 16.87%
Asthma: 9 people, 10.84%
Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 9 people, 10.84%
Iron Deficiency Anaemia: 5 people, 6.02%
Dizziness: 4 people, 4.82%
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (an autoimmune disease, in which the body's defence system attacks itself): 4 people, 4.82%
Pneumonia: 4 people, 4.82%
Anaemia (lack of blood): 4 people, 4.82%
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 4 people, 4.82%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tadalafil (the active ingredients of Adcirca) and Adcirca (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.

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.

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).

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