Omega-3 and Joint pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Joint pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Omega-3 (cod liver oil), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Calcium, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Joint pain when taking Omega-3. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,795 people who have side effects when taking Omega-3 from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Omega-3?

Omega-3 has active ingredients of cod liver oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 3,482 Omega-3 users. Check the latest studies of Omega-3.

What is Joint pain?

Joint pain is found to be associated with 3,331 drugs and 5,207 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Joint pain.

On Jul, 20, 2026

2,795 people reported to have side effects when taking Omega-3.
Among them, 202 people (7.23%) have Joint pain.

Among these 202 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Omega-3 and have Joint pain?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Omega-3:

Omega-3 (3,482 reports)

Joint pain treatments and more:

Joint pain (542,934 reports)

How severe was Joint pain and when was it recovered:

Joint pain in Omega-3

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of cod liver oil:

Joint pain and drugs with ingredients of cod liver oil (1,322 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 Omega-3:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (3,331 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (5,207 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cod liver oil (the active ingredients of Omega-3) and Omega-3 (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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