Codeine and Myoclonus - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Myoclonus is reported as a side effect among people who take Codeine (codeine sulfate), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Midazolam, and have Sedation.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Myoclonus when taking Codeine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,713 people who have side effects when taking Codeine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Codeine?
Codeine has active ingredients of codeine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 42,342 Codeine users. Check the latest studies of Codeine.
What is Myoclonus?
Myoclonus (a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles) is found to be associated with 757 drugs and 1,139 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Myoclonus.
41,713 people reported to have side effects when taking Codeine.
Among them, 46 people (0.11%) have Myoclonus.

Among these 46 people:
What is the gender of people who have Myoclonus when taking Codeine? *
- female: 69.05 %
- male: 30.95 %
What is the age of people who have Myoclonus when taking Codeine? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 21.62 %
- 40-49: 2.7 %
- 50-59: 56.76 %
- 60+: 18.92 %
What are other drugs people take besides Codeine? *
- Midazolam: 20 people, 43.48%
- Acetaminophen: 11 people, 23.91%
- Indomethacin: 11 people, 23.91%
- Paracetamol: 10 people, 21.74%
- Metoclopramide: 9 people, 19.57%
- Paroxetine: 8 people, 17.39%
- Levofloxacin: 8 people, 17.39%
- Meloxicam: 8 people, 17.39%
- Hydroxyzine: 7 people, 15.22%
- Tramadol: 7 people, 15.22%
What are other side effects people have besides Myoclonus? *
- Fever: 25 people, 54.35%
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 25 people, 54.35%
- High Blood Pressure: 25 people, 54.35%
- Serotonin Syndrome (occurs when two drugs that affect the body's level of serotonin are taken together at the same time): 24 people, 52.17%
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 23 people, 50.00%
- Joint Pain: 23 people, 50.00%
- Delirium (wild excitement): 22 people, 47.83%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 22 people, 47.83%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 21 people, 45.65%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 21 people, 45.65%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Sedation: 18 people, 39.13%
- Asthma: 17 people, 36.96%
- Sinus Tachycardia (a heart rhythm with elevated rate of impulses originating from the sinoatrial node): 17 people, 36.96%
- Fever: 15 people, 32.61%
- Pneumonia: 7 people, 15.22%
- Psychiatric Symptom: 7 people, 15.22%
- Mental Disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability): 6 people, 13.04%
- Intervertebral Discitis (infection in the intervertebral disc space): 6 people, 13.04%
- Stress And Anxiety: 3 people, 6.52%
- Brain Oedema (excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain): 3 people, 6.52%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Codeine:
- Codeine (42,342 reports)
Myoclonus treatments and more:
- Myoclonus (14,211 reports)
How severe was Myoclonus and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of codeine sulfate:
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 Codeine:
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 Myoclonus:
- Myoclonus (757 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Myoclonus:
- Myoclonus (1,139 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on codeine sulfate (the active ingredients of Codeine) and Codeine (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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