Lescol and Osteomyelitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Osteomyelitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Lescol (fluvastatin sodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Fosamax, and have Osteoporosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Osteomyelitis when taking Lescol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 7,210 people who have side effects when taking Lescol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Lescol?
Lescol has active ingredients of fluvastatin sodium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 7,306 Lescol users. Check the latest studies of Lescol.
What is Osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis (infection of bone) is found to be associated with 1,420 drugs and 1,330 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Osteomyelitis.
7,210 people reported to have side effects when taking Lescol.
Among them, 66 people (0.92%) have Osteomyelitis.

Among these 66 people:
How long have people been on Lescol when they have Osteomyelitis? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 22.22 %
- 2 - 5 years: 44.44 %
- 5 - 10 years: 33.33 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Osteomyelitis when taking Lescol? *
- female: 81.82 %
- male: 18.18 %
What is the age of people who have Osteomyelitis when taking Lescol? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 1.54 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 29.23 %
- 60+: 69.23 %
What are other drugs people take besides Lescol? *
- Fosamax: 45 people, 68.18%
- Zometa: 39 people, 59.09%
- Aspirin: 35 people, 53.03%
- Lipitor: 32 people, 48.48%
- Bactrim: 30 people, 45.45%
- Folic Acid: 29 people, 43.94%
- Allegra: 29 people, 43.94%
- Flexeril: 29 people, 43.94%
- Tobradex: 29 people, 43.94%
- Peridex: 26 people, 39.39%
What are other side effects people have besides Osteomyelitis? *
- Pain In Jaw: 42 people, 63.64%
- Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 40 people, 60.61%
- Stress And Anxiety: 38 people, 57.58%
- Fall: 37 people, 56.06%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 37 people, 56.06%
- Pain: 37 people, 56.06%
- Hypophagia (reduced food intake): 34 people, 51.52%
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 34 people, 51.52%
- Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 34 people, 51.52%
- Injury: 33 people, 50.00%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 33 people, 50.00%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 15 people, 22.73%
- High Blood Pressure: 15 people, 22.73%
- Bone Density Decreased: 9 people, 13.64%
- Thyroid Diseases: 8 people, 12.12%
- Diabetes: 3 people, 4.55%
- Chest Pain: 2 people, 3.03%
- Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 1 person, 1.52%
- Pain: 1 person, 1.52%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 1.52%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lescol:
- Lescol (7,306 reports)
Osteomyelitis treatments and more:
- Osteomyelitis (34,172 reports)
How severe was Osteomyelitis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fluvastatin sodium:
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 Lescol:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Osteomyelitis:
- Osteomyelitis (1,420 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Osteomyelitis:
- Osteomyelitis (1,330 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluvastatin sodium (the active ingredients of Lescol) and Lescol (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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