Megestrol acetate and Retching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Retching is found among people who take Megestrol acetate, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Megestrol acetate and have Retching. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,472 people who have side effects when taking Megestrol acetate from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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4,472 people reported to have side effects when taking Megestrol acetate.
Among them, 11 people (0.25%) have Retching.
What is Megestrol acetate?
Megestrol acetate has active ingredients of megestrol acetate. It is often used in appetite - decreased. eHealthMe is studying from 4,534 Megestrol acetate users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Retching?
Retching (strong involuntary effort to vomit) is found to be associated with 1,725 drugs and 1,165 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Megestrol acetate and Retching reports submitted per year:
Time on Megestrol acetate when people have Retching *:
- < 1 month: 100 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Retching when taking Megestrol acetate *:
- female: 63.64 %
- male: 36.36 %
Age of people who have Retching when taking Megestrol acetate *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 40 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 60 %
Common drugs people take besides Megestrol acetate *:
- Tecfidera: 4 people, 36.36%
- Ampyra: 4 people, 36.36%
- Myrbetriq: 4 people, 36.36%
- Lexapro: 4 people, 36.36%
- Metoclopramide: 2 people, 18.18%
- Aspirin: 2 people, 18.18%
- Metformin: 2 people, 18.18%
- Premarin: 2 people, 18.18%
- Amoxicillin: 2 people, 18.18%
- Ambien: 2 people, 18.18%
Common side effects people have besides Retching *:
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 8 people, 72.73%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 63.64%
- Memory Loss: 6 people, 54.55%
- Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 54.55%
- Weight Decreased: 5 people, 45.45%
- Weakness: 5 people, 45.45%
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 5 people, 45.45%
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 4 people, 36.36%
- Vitamin D Decreased: 4 people, 36.36%
- Urinary Incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination): 4 people, 36.36%
Common conditions people have *:
- Weight Increased: 4 people, 36.36%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 36.36%
- Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 36.36%
- Appetite Disorder (abnormal eating habits): 3 people, 27.27%
- Pancreatic Carcinoma (pancreatic cancer): 2 people, 18.18%
- Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 9.09%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 9.09%
- Prostate Cancer Metastatic: 1 person, 9.09%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 9.09%
- Obstructive Airways Disorder (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 1 person, 9.09%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Megestrol acetate and have Retching?
Check whether Retching 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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Megestrol acetate:
- Megestrol acetate (4,534 reports)
Retching treatments and more:
- Retching (18,960 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Retching:
- Retching in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Retching in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Retching in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
How severe was Retching and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of megestrol acetate:
Common drugs associated with Retching:
- Acetaminophen: 109 reports
- Acetylsalicylic acid: 136 reports
- Adcirca: 152 reports
- Adderall: 122 reports
- Adempas: 153 reports
- Advair diskus 100/50: 132 reports
- Advair hfa: 151 reports
- Advil: 143 reports
- Albuterol: 297 reports
- Albuterol sulfate: 109 reports
- Aleve: 115 reports
- Allegra: 155 reports
- Allopurinol: 190 reports
- Alprazolam: 136 reports
- Ambien: 199 reports
- Amlodipine: 378 reports
- Amoxicillin: 105 reports
- Aspirin: 823 reports
- Atenolol: 319 reports
- Ativan: 177 reports
- Avonex: 145 reports
- Baclofen: 146 reports
- Bactrim: 110 reports
- Benadryl: 254 reports
- Byetta: 291 reports
- Calcium: 255 reports
- Carvedilol: 129 reports
- Celebrex: 177 reports
- Celexa: 135 reports
- Chantix: 228 reports
- Claritin: 127 reports
- Clonazepam: 255 reports
- Clonidine: 152 reports
- Colace: 105 reports
- Combivent: 143 reports
- Coreg: 130 reports
- Coumadin: 267 reports
- Crestor: 189 reports
- Cymbalta: 348 reports
- Depakote: 122 reports
- Diazepam: 118 reports
- Digoxin: 163 reports
- Diovan: 145 reports
- Effexor: 231 reports
- Eliquis: 106 reports
- Enbrel: 247 reports
- Fentanyl: 124 reports
- Fish oil: 180 reports
- Flonase: 216 reports
- Flovent: 113 reports
- Fluoxetine: 153 reports
- Folic acid: 147 reports
- Forteo: 269 reports
- Fosamax: 184 reports
- Furosemide: 375 reports
- Gabapentin: 331 reports
- Glipizide: 105 reports
- Glucophage: 113 reports
- Heparin: 134 reports
- Humalog: 129 reports
- Humira: 470 reports
- Hydrochlorothiazide: 355 reports
- Ibrance: 108 reports
- Ibu: 370 reports
- Ibuprofen: 370 reports
- Imodium: 136 reports
- Imodium multi-symptom relief: 145 reports
- Klonopin: 168 reports
- Lamictal: 155 reports
- Lantus: 231 reports
- Lasix: 413 reports
- Letairis: 139 reports
- Levaquin: 118 reports
- Levothyroxine sodium: 153 reports
- Lexapro: 238 reports
- Lipitor: 376 reports
- Lisinopril: 633 reports
- Lopurin: 190 reports
- Lorazepam: 239 reports
- Losartan: 243 reports
- Lyrica: 301 reports
- Magnesium: 113 reports
- Metformin: 689 reports
- Methotrexate: 289 reports
- Metoclopramide: 112 reports
- Metoprolol succinate: 104 reports
- Metoprolol tartrate: 144 reports
- Miralax: 200 reports
- Morphine: 232 reports
- Multivitamin: 169 reports
- Neurontin: 179 reports
- Nexium: 446 reports
- Nicorette: 109 reports
- Nitroglycerin: 128 reports
- Norvasc: 205 reports
- Omeprazole: 620 reports
- Ondansetron: 228 reports
- Opsumit: 217 reports
- Otezla: 139 reports
- Oxycodone: 149 reports
- Oxycontin: 148 reports
- Pantoprazole: 328 reports
- Paracetamol: 106 reports
- Paxil: 173 reports
- Pegasys: 157 reports
- Pepcid: 104 reports
- Percocet: 199 reports
- Phenergan: 109 reports
- Plavix: 262 reports
- Prednisone: 623 reports
- Premarin: 137 reports
- Prevacid: 222 reports
- Prilosec: 300 reports
- Proair hfa: 123 reports
- Protonix: 247 reports
- Prozac: 199 reports
- Ramipril: 177 reports
- Ranitidine: 174 reports
- Remicade: 101 reports
- Remodulin: 124 reports
- Revatio: 114 reports
- Ribavirin: 142 reports
- Sandostatin: 157 reports
- Sandostatin lar: 138 reports
- Seroquel: 157 reports
- Sertraline: 230 reports
- Simvastatin: 393 reports
- Singulair: 257 reports
- Spiriva: 248 reports
- Spironolactone: 171 reports
- Strattera: 356 reports
- Sutent: 138 reports
- Symbicort: 196 reports
- Synthroid: 434 reports
- Tecfidera: 225 reports
- Topamax: 118 reports
- Toprol-xl: 107 reports
- Tramadol: 276 reports
- Tylenol: 416 reports
- Tyvaso: 104 reports
- Valium: 101 reports
- Ventolin: 125 reports
- Vicodin: 144 reports
- Vitamin b12: 168 reports
- Vitamin c: 125 reports
- Vitamin d: 417 reports
- Vitamins: 176 reports
- Wellbutrin: 245 reports
- Xanax: 295 reports
- Xarelto: 155 reports
- Xtandi: 109 reports
- Xyrem: 421 reports
- Zantac: 180 reports
- Zide: 344 reports
- Zocor: 143 reports
- Zofran: 317 reports
- Zoloft: 250 reports
- Zometa: 111 reports
- Zyrtec: 205 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Retching:
- Retching (1,725 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Retching:
- Acid reflux: 375 reports
- Add: 306 reports
- Adhd: 308 reports
- A-fib: 118 reports
- Alternative medicine - pain relief: 679 reports
- Antidepressant therapy: 566 reports
- Anxiety: 419 reports
- Anxiety, apprehension, feeling uptight, jitters, stress, stress and anxiety, tension: 418 reports
- Anxiolytic therapy: 399 reports
- Arthritis: 111 reports
- Asthma: 394 reports
- Atrial fibrillation: 124 reports
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter: 124 reports
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: 306 reports
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: 267 reports
- Back pain: 152 reports
- Bipolar disorder: 117 reports
- Blood cholesterol abnormal: 517 reports
- Blood cholesterol increased: 511 reports
- Blood pressure abnormal: 173 reports
- Blood pressure increased: 870 reports
- Blood triglycerides abnormal: 511 reports
- Blood triglycerides increased: 511 reports
- Breast cancer: 119 reports
- Cancer - prostate: 121 reports
- Cardiac disorder: 138 reports
- Cataplexy: 207 reports
- Cessation of smoking: 305 reports
- Cfa: 169 reports
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 318 reports
- Colonoscopy: 138 reports
- Constipation: 141 reports
- Copd: 318 reports
- Crohns: 289 reports
- Crohn's disease: 269 reports
- Daytime sleep disorder: 365 reports
- Depression: 588 reports
- Diabetes: 342 reports
- Diabetes mellitus: 343 reports
- Diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent: 324 reports
- Diarrhea: 159 reports
- Diarrhoea: 159 reports
- Dm: 342 reports
- Exercise-induced asthma: 376 reports
- Fibromyalgia: 124 reports
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 375 reports
- Gastrooesophageal reflux disease: 375 reports
- Gerd: 385 reports
- Hbp: 848 reports
- Headache: 133 reports
- Heartburn: 375 reports
- Hepatitis c: 245 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 517 reports
- High blood pressure: 870 reports
- High cholesterol: 511 reports
- Htn: 870 reports
- Hypercholesterolaemia: 511 reports
- Hyperlipidemia: 511 reports
- Hypersensitivity: 180 reports
- Hypertension: 855 reports
- Hypertension aggravated: 877 reports
- Hypothyroidism: 194 reports
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: 169 reports
- Indigestion: 105 reports
- Insomnia: 176 reports
- Jitters: 399 reports
- Kidney cancer: 116 reports
- Ldl/hdl ratio increased: 517 reports
- Low thyroid: 194 reports
- Migraine: 181 reports
- Ms: 630 reports
- Multiple myeloma: 132 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 630 reports
- Narcolepsy: 338 reports
- Nausea: 186 reports
- Osteoporosis: 409 reports
- Ovarian cancer: 282 reports
- Pain: 702 reports
- Pain management: 679 reports
- Pain relief: 699 reports
- Parkinson's disease: 188 reports
- Plasma cell myeloma: 132 reports
- Preventive health care: 116 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 483 reports
- Prostate cancer: 122 reports
- Psoriasis: 203 reports
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension: 483 reports
- Pulmonary hypertension: 146 reports
- Quit smoking: 305 reports
- Ra: 479 reports
- Regional enteritis: 269 reports
- Renal cell carcinoma: 116 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 479 reports
- Sleep disorder: 160 reports
- Sleep disorder due to a general medical condition: 153 reports
- Smoking and smokeless tobacco: 305 reports
- Smoking cessation therapy: 305 reports
- Stool softener needs: 136 reports
- Stress: 418 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 418 reports
- Thyroid diseases: 118 reports
- Tobacco user: 305 reports
- Type 2 diabetes: 495 reports
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus: 510 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Retching:
- Retching (1,165 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on megestrol acetate (the active ingredients of Megestrol acetate) and Megestrol acetate (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?
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