Lotronex and Itching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Itching is reported as a side effect among people who take Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prevacid, and have Ill-defined disorder.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Itching when taking Lotronex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 6,819 people who have side effects when taking Lotronex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Lotronex?
Lotronex has active ingredients of alosetron hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 6,841 Lotronex users. Check the latest studies of Lotronex.
What is Itching?
Itching is found to be associated with 3,210 drugs and 4,534 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.
6,819 people reported to have side effects when taking Lotronex.
Among them, 45 people (0.66%) have Itching.

Among these 45 people:
How long have people been on Lotronex when they have Itching? *
- < 1 month: 80 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 20 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Itching when taking Lotronex? *
- female: 97.62 %
- male: 2.38 %
What is the age of people who have Itching when taking Lotronex? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 3.23 %
- 30-39: 6.45 %
- 40-49: 16.13 %
- 50-59: 29.03 %
- 60+: 45.16 %
What are other drugs people take besides Lotronex? *
- Prevacid: 3 people, 6.67%
- Paxil: 2 people, 4.44%
- Humira: 2 people, 4.44%
- Valium: 2 people, 4.44%
- Toprol-Xl: 2 people, 4.44%
- Pravastatin Sodium: 2 people, 4.44%
- Metformin Hydrochloride: 2 people, 4.44%
- Prozac: 2 people, 4.44%
- Premarin: 2 people, 4.44%
- Dexilant: 1 person, 2.22%
What are other side effects people have besides Itching? *
- Constipation: 11 people, 24.44%
- Rashes (redness): 7 people, 15.56%
- Abdominal Pain Upper: 6 people, 13.33%
- Abdominal Distension: 3 people, 6.67%
- Back Pain: 3 people, 6.67%
- Diarrhea: 3 people, 6.67%
- Drug Ineffective: 3 people, 6.67%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 6.67%
- Weakness: 2 people, 4.44%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 4.44%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 4.44%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2 people, 4.44%
- Ill-Defined Disorder: 2 people, 4.44%
- Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 1 person, 2.22%
- Pancreatic Insufficiency: 1 person, 2.22%
- Pain: 1 person, 2.22%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 1 person, 2.22%
- Indigestion: 1 person, 2.22%
- Sleep Disorder: 1 person, 2.22%
- Hypertonic Bladder (bladder-storage function that causes a sudden urge to urinate): 1 person, 2.22%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lotronex:
- Lotronex (6,841 reports)
Itching treatments and more:
- Itching (398,821 reports)
How severe was Itching and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of alosetron hydrochloride:
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 Lotronex:
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 Itching:
- Itching (3,210 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Itching:
- Itching (4,534 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on alosetron hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Lotronex) and Lotronex (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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