Aredia and Cor pulmonale - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Cor pulmonale is reported as a side effect among people who take Aredia (pamidronate disodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Zometa, and have Osteolysis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cor pulmonale when taking Aredia. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 15,280 people who have side effects when taking Aredia from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Aredia?
Aredia has active ingredients of pamidronate disodium. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 15,364 Aredia users. Check the latest studies of Aredia.
What is Cor pulmonale?
Cor pulmonale (enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart) is found to be associated with 268 drugs and 334 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cor pulmonale.
15,280 people reported to have side effects when taking Aredia.
Among them, 12 people (0.08%) have Cor pulmonale.

Among these 12 people:
How long have people been on Aredia when they have Cor pulmonale? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 12.5 %
- 1 - 2 years: 75.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 12.5 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Cor pulmonale when taking Aredia? *
- female: 91.67 %
- male: 8.33 %
What is the age of people who have Cor pulmonale when taking Aredia? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 8.33 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 91.67 %
What are other drugs people take besides Aredia? *
- Zometa: 11 people, 91.67%
- Lisinopril: 9 people, 75.00%
- Dexamethasone: 9 people, 75.00%
- Thalidomide: 7 people, 58.33%
- Decadron: 7 people, 58.33%
- Prednisone: 6 people, 50.00%
- Glyburide: 5 people, 41.67%
- Glucovance: 5 people, 41.67%
- Duoneb: 5 people, 41.67%
- Morphine Sulfate: 5 people, 41.67%
What are other side effects people have besides Cor pulmonale? *
- Osteomyelitis (infection of bone): 12 people, 100.00%
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 12 people, 100.00%
- Back Pain: 12 people, 100.00%
- Stress And Anxiety: 12 people, 100.00%
- Pain: 12 people, 100.00%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 12 people, 100.00%
- Joint Pain: 12 people, 100.00%
- Injury: 12 people, 100.00%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 11 people, 91.67%
- Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 10 people, 83.33%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Osteolysis (dissolution of bone): 7 people, 58.33%
- Resorption Bone Increased: 6 people, 50.00%
- Bone Loss: 4 people, 33.33%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 1 person, 8.33%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Aredia:
- Aredia (15,364 reports)
Cor pulmonale treatments and more:
- Cor pulmonale (1,645 reports)
How severe was Cor pulmonale and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pamidronate disodium:
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 Aredia:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Cor pulmonale:
- Cor pulmonale (268 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Cor pulmonale:
- Cor pulmonale (334 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pamidronate disodium (the active ingredients of Aredia) and Aredia (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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