Glivec and Muscle spasms - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Muscle spasms is reported as a side effect among people who take Glivec (imatinib mesylate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Tasigna, and have Chronic myeloid leukaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Muscle spasms when taking Glivec. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17,769 people who have side effects when taking Glivec from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Glivec?

Glivec has active ingredients of imatinib mesylate. eHealthMe is studying from 17,777 Glivec users. Check the latest studies of Glivec.

What is Muscle spasms?

Muscle spasms (muscle contraction) is found to be associated with 2,664 drugs and 3,101 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Muscle spasms.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 31, 2026

17,769 people reported to have side effects when taking Glivec.
Among them, 194 people (1.09%) have Muscle spasms.

Among these 194 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Glivec and have Muscle spasms?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Glivec:

Glivec (17,777 reports)

Muscle spasms treatments and more:

Muscle spasms (238,423 reports)

How severe was Muscle spasms and when was it recovered:

Muscle spasms in Glivec

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of imatinib mesylate:

Muscle spasms and drugs with ingredients of imatinib mesylate (1,922 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Glivec:

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 z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Muscle spasms:

Muscle spasms (2,664 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Muscle spasms:

Muscle spasms (3,101 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .
O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on imatinib mesylate (the active ingredients of Glivec) and Glivec (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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