Oyster shell and Itching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Itching is reported as a side effect among people who take Oyster shell (calcium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Vitamin D3, and have Immunodeficiency common variable.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Itching when taking Oyster shell. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 726 people who have side effects when taking Oyster shell from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Oyster shell?
Oyster shell has active ingredients of calcium. eHealthMe is studying from 731 Oyster shell users. Check the latest studies of Oyster shell.
What is Itching?
Itching is found to be associated with 3,211 drugs and 4,537 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.
726 people reported to have side effects when taking Oyster shell.
Among them, 24 people (3.31%) have Itching.

Among these 24 people:
What is the gender of people who have Itching when taking Oyster shell? *
- female: 95.65 %
- male: 4.35 %
What is the age of people who have Itching when taking Oyster shell? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 41.67 %
- 60+: 58.33 %
What are other drugs people take besides Oyster shell? *
- Vitamin D3: 9 people, 37.50%
- Aspirin: 8 people, 33.33%
- Metformin: 7 people, 29.17%
- Acetaminophen: 6 people, 25.00%
- Pantoprazole: 6 people, 25.00%
- Gabapentin: 6 people, 25.00%
- Calcium: 6 people, 25.00%
- Metoprolol Succinate: 6 people, 25.00%
- Lexapro: 6 people, 25.00%
- Vitamin C: 6 people, 25.00%
What are other side effects people have besides Itching? *
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 9 people, 37.50%
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 9 people, 37.50%
- Rashes (redness): 9 people, 37.50%
- Viral Infection: 8 people, 33.33%
- Diarrhea: 6 people, 25.00%
- Cough: 6 people, 25.00%
- Joint Pain: 6 people, 25.00%
- Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 6 people, 25.00%
- Vision Blurred: 6 people, 25.00%
- Infusion Site Pruritus (severe itching at infusion site): 6 people, 25.00%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 6 people, 25.00%
- Immune System Disorder: 5 people, 20.83%
- Asthma: 4 people, 16.67%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 12.50%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 8.33%
- Diabetes: 2 people, 8.33%
- Cardiac Murmur (an heart sound in valve abnormality): 1 person, 4.17%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 1 person, 4.17%
- Constipation: 1 person, 4.17%
- Depression: 1 person, 4.17%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Oyster shell:
- Oyster shell (731 reports)
Itching treatments and more:
- Itching (398,822 reports)
How severe was Itching and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of calcium:
- Itching and drugs with ingredients of calcium (6,093 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 Oyster shell:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Itching:
- Itching (3,211 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Itching:
- Itching (4,537 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on calcium (the active ingredients of Oyster shell) and Oyster shell (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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