Movicol and Fatigue - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fatigue is reported as a side effect among people who take Movicol (polyethylene glycol 3350), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Acetaminophen, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fatigue when taking Movicol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 14,199 people who have side effects when taking Movicol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Movicol?

Movicol has active ingredients of polyethylene glycol 3350. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 14,249 Movicol users. Check the latest studies of Movicol.

What is Fatigue?

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness) is found to be associated with 4,027 drugs and 6,382 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fatigue.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 17, 2026

14,199 people reported to have side effects when taking Movicol.
Among them, 649 people (4.57%) have Fatigue.

Among these 649 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Movicol:

Movicol (14,249 reports)

Fatigue treatments and more:

Fatigue (967,539 reports)

How severe was Fatigue and when was it recovered:

Fatigue in Movicol

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of polyethylene glycol 3350:

Fatigue and drugs with ingredients of polyethylene glycol 3350 (6,823 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+

Browse all side effects of Movicol:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Fatigue:

Fatigue (4,027 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fatigue:

Fatigue (6,382 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Peel MM, Cooke M, Lewis-Peel HJ, Lea RA, Moyle W, "A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis", Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015 Dec .
Peel MM, Cooke M, Lewis-Peel HJ, Lea RA, Moyle W, "A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis", Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015 Dec .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on polyethylene glycol 3350 (the active ingredients of Movicol) and Movicol (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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