Mercaptopurine and Diarrhea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Diarrhea is found among people who take Mercaptopurine, 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 Mercaptopurine and have Diarrhea. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 19,865 people who have side effects when taking Mercaptopurine from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
19,865 people reported to have side effects when taking Mercaptopurine.
Among them, 847 people (4.26%) have Diarrhea.
What is Mercaptopurine?
Mercaptopurine has active ingredients of mercaptopurine. It is often used in crohn's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 20,133 Mercaptopurine users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Diarrhea?
Diarrhea is found to be associated with 4,973 drugs and 5,600 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Mercaptopurine and Diarrhea reports submitted per year:
Time on Mercaptopurine when people have Diarrhea *:
Gender of people who have Diarrhea when taking Mercaptopurine*:
Age of people who have Diarrhea when taking Mercaptopurine *:
Common drugs people take besides Mercaptopurine *:
Common side effects people have besides Diarrhea *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Mercaptopurine and have Diarrhea?
Check whether Diarrhea is associated with a drug or a conditionHow to use the study?
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Related studies
How severe was Diarrhea and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of mercaptopurine:
- Diarrhea and drugs with ingredients of mercaptopurine (1,160 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Mercaptopurine:
- Mercaptopurine (20,133 reports)
Common Mercaptopurine side effects:
- Fever: 1,449 reports
- Drug ineffective: 1,050 reports
- Crohn's disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1,004 reports
- Nausea and vomiting: 881 reports
- Abdominal pain: 847 reports
Browse all side effects of Mercaptopurine:
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 zDiarrhea treatments and more:
- Diarrhea (635,928 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Diarrhea:
- Diarrhea in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Diarrhea in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Diarrhea in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Diarrhea:
- Prednisone: 31,577 reports
- Aspirin: 28,546 reports
- Humira: 27,396 reports
- Revlimid: 27,180 reports
- Metformin: 25,489 reports
- Otezla: 24,088 reports
- Methotrexate: 22,500 reports
- Omeprazole: 20,827 reports
- Lisinopril: 16,978 reports
- Amlodipine: 16,563 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Diarrhea:
- Diarrhea (4,973 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Diarrhea:
- Multiple myeloma: 27,552 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 27,466 reports
- High blood pressure: 26,538 reports
- Crohn's disease: 23,353 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 22,186 reports
- Psoriasis: 20,189 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 17,289 reports
- Pain: 16,423 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Diarrhea:
- Diarrhea (5,600 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mercaptopurine (the active ingredients of Mercaptopurine) and Mercaptopurine (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?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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