Colace and Onychalgia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Onychalgia is reported as a side effect among people who take Colace (docusate ), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Zofran, and have Metastases to bone.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Onychalgia when taking Colace. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,100 people who have side effects when taking Colace from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Colace?

Colace has active ingredients of docusate . It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 41,841 Colace users. Check the latest studies of Colace.

What is Onychalgia?

Onychalgia (nail biting) is found to be associated with 255 drugs and 272 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Onychalgia.

On Jul, 21, 2026

41,100 people reported to have side effects when taking Colace.
Among them, 16 people (0.04%) have Onychalgia.

Among these 16 people:

What is the gender of people who have Onychalgia when taking Colace? *

female: 18.75 %
male: 81.25 %

What is the age of people who have Onychalgia when taking Colace? *

What are other drugs people take besides Colace? *

What are other side effects people have besides Onychalgia? *

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 12 people, 75.00%
Weakness: 12 people, 75.00%
Nail Discoloration: 12 people, 75.00%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 12 people, 75.00%
Mental Status Changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation): 12 people, 75.00%
Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 12 people, 75.00%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 12 people, 75.00%
Pneumonia: 11 people, 68.75%
Ingrowing Nail: 10 people, 62.50%
Headache (pain in head): 10 people, 62.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 12 people, 75.00%
Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 12.50%
Ovarian Cancer (cancer of ovary): 2 people, 12.50%
Metastases To Liver (cancer spreads to liver): 2 people, 12.50%
Lung Cancer - Small Cell (lung cancer): 2 people, 12.50%
Cholangiocarcinoma (a cancer that forms glands or secretes significant amounts of mucins): 2 people, 12.50%
Malignant Respiratory Tract Neoplasm (cancer tumour of respiratory tract): 1 person, 6.25%
Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 1 person, 6.25%
Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 1 person, 6.25%
High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Onychalgia (255 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Onychalgia:

Onychalgia (272 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.

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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