Prolia and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Death is found among people who take Prolia, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.
The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 137,760 people who have side effects when taking Prolia 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.
137,760 people reported to have side effects when taking Prolia.
Among them, 14,914 people (10.83%) died.
What is Prolia?
Prolia has active ingredients of denosumab. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 138,346 Prolia users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of Prolia and Death reports submitted per year:

Time on Prolia when people died *:
Gender of people who died when taking Prolia*:
Age of people who died when taking Prolia *:
Common drugs people take besides Prolia *:
Common side effects people have before they died *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
How to use the study?
You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
Related studies
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of denosumab:
- Death and drugs with ingredients of denosumab (19,013 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Prolia:
- Prolia (138,346 reports)
Common Prolia side effects:
- Death: 14,914 reports
- Joint pain: 7,005 reports
- Back pain: 5,503 reports
- Pain: 5,270 reports
- Rashes (redness): 4,215 reports
- Muscle aches (muscle pain): 3,594 reports
Browse all side effects of Prolia:
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 zCOVID vaccines that are related to Death:
- Death in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Death in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Death in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Death:
- Oxycontin: 25,919 reports
- Revlimid: 24,344 reports
- Duragesic: 15,960 reports
- Dilaudid: 15,862 reports
- Percocet: 15,739 reports
- Prolia: 14,914 reports
- Ms contin: 14,867 reports
- Aranesp: 14,840 reports
- Aspirin: 14,746 reports
- Opana: 13,795 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Death:
- Death (4,508 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Death:
- Multiple myeloma: 23,142 reports
- Pain: 20,012 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 17,771 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,693 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on denosumab (the active ingredients of Prolia) and Prolia (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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