Amaryl and Shoulder pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Shoulder pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Amaryl (glimepiride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Glucophage, and have Arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Shoulder pain when taking Amaryl. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 31,980 people who have side effects when taking Amaryl from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Amaryl?

Amaryl has active ingredients of glimepiride. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 32,259 Amaryl users. Check the latest studies of Amaryl.

What is Shoulder pain?

Shoulder pain is found to be associated with 175 drugs and 553 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Shoulder pain.

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On Aug, 04, 2026

31,980 people reported to have side effects when taking Amaryl.
Among them, 16 people (0.05%) have Shoulder pain.

Could Amaryl cause Shoulder pain?

Among these 16 people:

How long have people been on Amaryl when they have Shoulder pain? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 100 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Shoulder pain when taking Amaryl? *

  • female: 68.75 %
  • male: 31.25 %

What is the age of people who have Shoulder pain when taking Amaryl? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 13.33 %
  • 40-49: 20.0 %
  • 50-59: 20.0 %
  • 60+: 46.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Amaryl? *

  1. Glucophage: 8 people, 50.00%
  2. Vioxx: 7 people, 43.75%
  3. Zocor: 4 people, 25.00%
  4. Vasotec: 4 people, 25.00%
  5. Byetta: 4 people, 25.00%
  6. Cozaar: 4 people, 25.00%
  7. Actos: 4 people, 25.00%
  8. Isordil: 3 people, 18.75%
  9. Lasix: 3 people, 18.75%
  10. Aspirin: 3 people, 18.75%

What are other side effects people have besides Shoulder pain? *

  1. Pain In Extremity: 7 people, 43.75%
  2. Chest Pain: 7 people, 43.75%
  3. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 6 people, 37.50%
  4. Joint Pain: 6 people, 37.50%
  5. Fall: 6 people, 37.50%
  6. Weakness: 4 people, 25.00%
  7. Dizziness: 4 people, 25.00%
  8. Pain: 4 people, 25.00%
  9. Rashes (redness): 4 people, 25.00%
  10. Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 4 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 3 people, 18.75%
  2. High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 12.50%
  3. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 12.50%
  4. Thyroid Diseases: 1 person, 6.25%
  5. Sleep Apnea Syndrome: 1 person, 6.25%
  6. Pain: 1 person, 6.25%
  7. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 1 person, 6.25%
  8. Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 1 person, 6.25%
  9. Hormone Level Abnormal: 1 person, 6.25%
  10. High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Shoulder pain and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of glimepiride:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

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