Dotarem and Muscle aches - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Muscle aches is reported as a side effect among people who take Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Pantoprazole, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Muscle aches when taking Dotarem. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,749 people who have side effects when taking Dotarem from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dotarem?

Dotarem has active ingredients of gadoterate meglumine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,749 Dotarem users. Check the latest studies of Dotarem.

What is Muscle aches?

Muscle aches (muscle pain) is found to be associated with 2,723 drugs and 3,745 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Muscle aches.

On Aug, 08, 2026

2,749 people reported to have side effects when taking Dotarem.
Among them, 93 people (3.38%) have Muscle aches.

Among these 93 people:

How long have people been on Dotarem when they have Muscle aches? *

What is the gender of people who have Muscle aches when taking Dotarem? *

female: 79.78 %
male: 20.22 %

What is the age of people who have Muscle aches when taking Dotarem? *

What are other drugs people take besides Dotarem? *

What are other side effects people have besides Muscle aches? *

Joint Pain: 57 people, 61.29%
Weakness: 41 people, 44.09%
Headache (pain in head): 39 people, 41.94%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 37 people, 39.78%
Dizziness: 34 people, 36.56%
Pain: 28 people, 30.11%
Itching: 26 people, 27.96%
Disturbance In Attention: 23 people, 24.73%
Muscle Twitching: 22 people, 23.66%
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 22 people, 23.66%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 14 people, 15.05%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 12 people, 12.90%
Blood Pressure Abnormal: 11 people, 11.83%
Musculoskeletal Pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves): 11 people, 11.83%
High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 8.60%
Diabetes: 5 people, 5.38%
Haemangioma (noncancerous, abnormally dense collections of dilated small blood vessels that may occur in the skin or internal organs): 4 people, 4.30%
Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 4.30%
Pain: 4 people, 4.30%
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain: 4 people, 4.30%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on gadoterate meglumine (the active ingredients of Dotarem) and Dotarem (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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