Amlodipine and Osteoporosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Osteoporosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Amlodipine (amlodipine besylate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Truvada, and have Hiv infection.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Osteoporosis when taking Amlodipine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 346,875 people who have side effects when taking Amlodipine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Amlodipine?

Amlodipine has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 354,833 Amlodipine users. Check the latest studies of Amlodipine.

What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break) is found to be associated with 1,806 drugs and 1,905 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Osteoporosis.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Sep, 02, 2026

346,875 people reported to have side effects when taking Amlodipine.
Among them, 1,400 people (0.4%) have Osteoporosis.

Among these 1,400 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Amlodipine:

Amlodipine (354,833 reports)

Osteoporosis treatments and more:

Osteoporosis (290,735 reports)

How severe was Osteoporosis and when was it recovered:

Osteoporosis in Amlodipine

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amlodipine besylate:

Osteoporosis and drugs with ingredients of amlodipine besylate (2,074 reports)

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+

Browse all side effects of Amlodipine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis (1,806 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis (1,905 conditions)

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 .
Lee WY, Sun LM, Lin MC, Liang JA, Chang SN, Sung FC, Muo CH, Kao CH, "A higher dosage of oral alendronate will increase the subsequent cancer risk of osteoporosis patients in Taiwan: a population-based cohort study", PloS one, 2012 Dec .
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 .
Lee WY, Sun LM, Lin MC, Liang JA, Chang SN, Sung FC, Muo CH, Kao CH, "A higher dosage of oral alendronate will increase the subsequent cancer risk of osteoporosis patients in Taiwan: a population-based cohort study", PloS one, 2012 Dec .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amlodipine besylate (the active ingredients of Amlodipine) and Amlodipine (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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