Colace and Acute kidney failure - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Acute kidney failure is found among people who take Colace, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Colace and have Acute kidney failure. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 37,325 people who have side effects when taking Colace from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
37,325 people reported to have side effects when taking Colace.
Among them, 1,197 people (3.21%) have Acute kidney failure.
What is Colace?
Colace has active ingredients of docusate . It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 37,992 Colace users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Acute kidney failure?
Acute kidney failure is found to be associated with 3,793 drugs and 3,817 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Colace and Acute kidney failure reports submitted per year:

Time on Colace when people have Acute kidney failure *:
Gender of people who have Acute kidney failure when taking Colace*:
Age of people who have Acute kidney failure when taking Colace *:
Common drugs people take besides Colace *:
Common side effects people have besides Acute kidney failure *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Colace and have Acute kidney failure?
Check whether Acute kidney failure is associated with a drug or a conditionHow to use the study?
You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
Related studies
How severe was Acute kidney failure and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of docusate :
- Acute kidney failure and drugs with ingredients of docusate (1,944 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Colace:
- Colace (37,992 reports)
Common Colace side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3,903 reports
- Pain: 2,917 reports
- Weakness: 2,887 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 2,745 reports
- Diarrhea: 2,555 reports
- Constipation: 2,467 reports
Browse all side effects of Colace:
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 zAcute kidney failure treatments and more:
- Acute kidney failure (171,976 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Acute kidney failure:
- Acute kidney failure in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Acute kidney failure in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Acute kidney failure in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Acute kidney failure:
- Nexium: 23,370 reports
- Prevacid: 18,787 reports
- Prilosec: 18,541 reports
- Protonix: 15,351 reports
- Truvada: 13,127 reports
- Aspirin: 12,590 reports
- Nexium 24hr: 11,242 reports
- Viread: 10,572 reports
- Prilosec otc: 10,502 reports
- Omeprazole: 10,374 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Acute kidney failure:
- Acute kidney failure (3,793 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Acute kidney failure:
- Hiv infection: 16,612 reports
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 14,640 reports
- High blood pressure: 12,916 reports
- Pain: 8,844 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 7,048 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Acute kidney failure:
- Acute kidney failure (3,817 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on docusate (the active ingredients of Colace) and Colace (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.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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