Folic acid and Fatigue - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fatigue is found among people who take Folic acid, 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 Folic acid and have Fatigue. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 122,665 people who have side effects when taking Folic acid 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.
122,665 people reported to have side effects when taking Folic acid.
Among them, 9,736 people (7.94%) have Fatigue.
What is Folic acid?
Folic acid has active ingredients of folic acid. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 125,068 Folic acid users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Fatigue?
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness) is found to be associated with 5,453 drugs and 6,217 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Folic acid and Fatigue reports submitted per year:
Time on Folic acid when people have Fatigue *:
Gender of people who have Fatigue when taking Folic acid*:
Age of people who have Fatigue when taking Folic acid *:
Common drugs people take besides Folic acid *:
Common side effects people have besides Fatigue *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Folic acid and have Fatigue?
Check whether Fatigue 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 publications that referenced our studies
- Peel MM, Cooke M, Lewis-Peel HJ, Lea RA, Moyle W, "A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis", Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015 Dec .
Related studies
How severe was Fatigue and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of folic acid:
- Fatigue and drugs with ingredients of folic acid (10,623 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Folic acid:
- Folic acid (125,068 reports)
Common Folic acid side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 9,736 reports
- Pain: 9,552 reports
- Drug ineffective: 8,663 reports
- Joint pain: 7,930 reports
- Rashes (redness): 7,091 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 7,009 reports
- Fever: 6,222 reports
- Diarrhea: 6,202 reports
Browse all side effects of Folic acid:
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 zFatigue treatments and more:
- Fatigue (815,172 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Fatigue:
- Fatigue in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Fatigue in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Fatigue in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Fatigue:
- Prednisone: 46,071 reports
- Methotrexate: 42,271 reports
- Aspirin: 41,687 reports
- Humira: 38,407 reports
- Enbrel: 32,387 reports
- Vitamin d: 23,634 reports
- Tysabri: 23,185 reports
- Omeprazole: 22,124 reports
- Metformin: 22,049 reports
- Gabapentin: 21,158 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Fatigue:
- Fatigue (5,453 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Fatigue:
- Multiple sclerosis: 66,133 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 50,897 reports
- High blood pressure: 27,376 reports
- Multiple myeloma: 27,077 reports
- Pain: 21,635 reports
- Depression: 20,515 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Fatigue:
- Fatigue (6,217 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on folic acid (the active ingredients of Folic acid) and Folic acid (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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