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Arimidex and Nail avulsion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nail avulsion is reported as a side effect among people who take Arimidex (anastrozole), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Compazine, and have Stress and anxiety.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nail avulsion when taking Arimidex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 21,680 people who have side effects when taking Arimidex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Arimidex?

Arimidex has active ingredients of anastrozole. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 22,642 Arimidex users. Check the latest studies of Arimidex.

What is Nail avulsion?

Nail avulsion (trauma to the nail can cause the nail plate to be torn from the nail bed) is found to be associated with 64 drugs and 225 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nail avulsion.

On Jul, 08, 2026

21,680 people reported to have side effects when taking Arimidex.
Among them, 15 people (0.07%) have Nail avulsion.

Could Arimidex cause Nail avulsion?

Among these 15 people:

What is the gender of people who have Nail avulsion when taking Arimidex? *

  • female: 93.33 %
  • male: 6.67 %

What is the age of people who have Nail avulsion when taking Arimidex? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 7.14 %
  • 50-59: 92.86 %
  • 60+: 0.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Arimidex? *

  1. Compazine: 15 people, 100.00%
  2. Zometa: 14 people, 93.33%
  3. Neurontin: 14 people, 93.33%
  4. Allegra: 14 people, 93.33%
  5. Alprazolam: 14 people, 93.33%
  6. Aredia: 14 people, 93.33%
  7. Ativan: 14 people, 93.33%
  8. Celexa: 14 people, 93.33%
  9. Colace: 14 people, 93.33%
  10. Faslodex: 14 people, 93.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Nail avulsion? *

  1. Weight Loss: 14 people, 93.33%
  2. Impaired Healing: 14 people, 93.33%
  3. Gait Disturbance: 14 people, 93.33%
  4. Gallstones (stone formation by bile component): 14 people, 93.33%
  5. Gastric Ulcer (stomach ulcer): 14 people, 93.33%
  6. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 14 people, 93.33%
  7. Gingivitis (inflammation of gums): 14 people, 93.33%
  8. Hiatal Hernia (hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm): 14 people, 93.33%
  9. Hypertriglyceridaemia (excess of triglycerides in the blood): 14 people, 93.33%
  10. Ingrowing Nail: 14 people, 93.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 14 people, 93.33%
  2. Breast Cancer Metastatic: 7 people, 46.67%
  3. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Nail avulsion and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of anastrozole:

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 anastrozole (the active ingredients of Arimidex) and Arimidex (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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