Melphalan hydrochloride and Swallowing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Swallowing difficulty is reported as a side effect among people who take Melphalan hydrochloride (melphalan hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Aredia, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Swallowing difficulty when taking Melphalan hydrochloride. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,963 people who have side effects when taking Melphalan hydrochloride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Melphalan hydrochloride?

Melphalan hydrochloride has active ingredients of melphalan hydrochloride. eHealthMe is studying from 3,970 Melphalan hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Melphalan hydrochloride.

What is Swallowing difficulty?

Swallowing difficulty is found to be associated with 2,401 drugs and 3,349 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Swallowing difficulty.

On Jul, 19, 2026

3,963 people reported to have side effects when taking Melphalan hydrochloride.
Among them, 117 people (2.95%) have Swallowing difficulty.

Could Melphalan hydrochloride cause Swallowing difficulty?

Among these 117 people:

How long have people been on Melphalan hydrochloride when they have Swallowing difficulty? *

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What is the gender of people who have Swallowing difficulty when taking Melphalan hydrochloride? *

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What is the age of people who have Swallowing difficulty when taking Melphalan hydrochloride? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Swallowing difficulty and when was it recovered:

Swallowing difficulty in Melphalan hydrochloride

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of melphalan hydrochloride:

Swallowing difficulty and drugs with ingredients of melphalan hydrochloride (169 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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Swallowing difficulty:

Swallowing difficulty (2,401 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Swallowing difficulty:

Swallowing difficulty (3,349 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on melphalan hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Melphalan hydrochloride) and Melphalan hydrochloride (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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