Definity and Back pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Back pain is found among people who take Definity, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Definity and have Back pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,850 people who have side effects when taking Definity 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.
3,850 people reported to have side effects when taking Definity.
Among them, 1,691 people (43.92%) have Back pain.
What is Definity?
Definity has active ingredients of perflutren. eHealthMe is studying from 3,851 Definity users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Back pain?
Back pain is found to be associated with 4,602 drugs and 4,407 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Definity and Back pain reports submitted per year:

Time on Definity when people have Back pain *:
Gender of people who have Back pain when taking Definity*:
Age of people who have Back pain when taking Definity *:
Common drugs people take besides Definity *:
Common side effects people have besides Back pain *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Definity and have Back pain?
Check whether Back pain 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 Back pain and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of perflutren:
- Back pain and drugs with ingredients of perflutren (1,389 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Definity:
- Definity (3,851 reports)
Common Definity side effects:
- Back pain: 1,691 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 463 reports
- Muscle spasms (muscle contraction): 360 reports
- Chest pain: 328 reports
- Skin blushing/flushing (a sudden reddening of the face, neck): 272 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 244 reports
- Rashes (redness): 221 reports
- Dizziness: 197 reports
Browse all side effects of Definity:
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 zBack pain treatments and more:
- Back pain (333,706 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Back pain:
- Back pain in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Back pain in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Back pain in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Back pain:
- Prednisone: 14,935 reports
- Humira: 13,709 reports
- Aspirin: 12,662 reports
- Enbrel: 12,148 reports
- Methotrexate: 12,071 reports
- Tylenol: 8,011 reports
- Omeprazole: 7,705 reports
- Gabapentin: 7,599 reports
- Vitamin d: 7,345 reports
- Metformin: 7,326 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Back pain:
- Back pain (4,602 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Back pain:
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 19,879 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 14,883 reports
- Osteoporosis: 13,864 reports
- Pain: 11,187 reports
- High blood pressure: 10,629 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 10,372 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Back pain:
- Back pain (4,407 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on perflutren (the active ingredients of Definity) and Definity (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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