Adempas and Bowel movement irregularity - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Bowel movement irregularity is reported as a side effect among people who take Adempas (riociguat), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Opsumit, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Bowel movement irregularity when taking Adempas. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 29,726 people who have side effects when taking Adempas from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Adempas?

Adempas has active ingredients of riociguat. eHealthMe is studying from 29,741 Adempas users. Check the latest studies of Adempas.

What is Bowel movement irregularity?

Bowel movement irregularity is found to be associated with 691 drugs and 629 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bowel movement irregularity.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

29,726 people reported to have side effects when taking Adempas.
Among them, 13 people (0.04%) have Bowel movement irregularity.

Could Adempas cause Bowel movement irregularity?

Among these 13 people:

What is the gender of people who have Bowel movement irregularity when taking Adempas? *

female: 76.92 %
male: 23.08 %

What is the age of people who have Bowel movement irregularity when taking Adempas? *

What are other drugs people take besides Adempas? *

What are other side effects people have besides Bowel movement irregularity? *

Diarrhea: 6 people, 46.15%
Drowsiness: 5 people, 38.46%
Weakness: 5 people, 38.46%
Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone): 5 people, 38.46%
Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 4 people, 30.77%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 4 people, 30.77%
Liposarcoma Recurrent (reoccurrence of cancer tumour that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue): 4 people, 30.77%
Musculoskeletal Chest Pain (pain in chest muscle or nerve or bones): 4 people, 30.77%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 4 people, 30.77%
Nausea And Vomiting: 4 people, 30.77%

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): 10 people, 76.92%
Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 1 person, 7.69%

* 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 riociguat (the active ingredients of Adempas) and Adempas (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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