Ranitidine and Muscle spasms - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Muscle spasms is found among people who take Ranitidine, 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 Ranitidine and have Muscle spasms. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 219,038 people who have side effects when taking Ranitidine 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.
219,038 people reported to have side effects when taking Ranitidine.
Among them, 1,349 people (0.62%) have Muscle spasms.
What is Ranitidine?
Ranitidine has active ingredients of ranitidine. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 220,337 Ranitidine users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Muscle spasms?
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction) is found to be associated with 3,517 drugs and 3,016 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Ranitidine and Muscle spasms reports submitted per year:

Time on Ranitidine when people have Muscle spasms *:
Gender of people who have Muscle spasms when taking Ranitidine*:
Age of people who have Muscle spasms when taking Ranitidine *:
Common drugs people take besides Ranitidine *:
Common side effects people have besides Muscle spasms *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Ranitidine and have Muscle spasms?
Check whether Muscle spasms is associated with a drug or a conditionHow to use the study?
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How severe was Muscle spasms and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ranitidine:
- Muscle spasms and drugs with ingredients of ranitidine (887 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Ranitidine:
- Ranitidine (220,337 reports)
Common Ranitidine side effects:
- Breast cancer: 25,585 reports
- Prostate cancer: 23,034 reports
- Colon cancer: 19,493 reports
- Renal cell carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 17,553 reports
- Bladder cancer: 14,607 reports
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer): 6,869 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6,346 reports
Browse all side effects of Ranitidine:
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 zMuscle spasms treatments and more:
- Muscle spasms (209,102 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Muscle spasms:
- Muscle spasms in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Muscle spasms in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Muscle spasms in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Muscle spasms:
- Aspirin: 9,268 reports
- Forteo: 6,477 reports
- Prednisone: 6,366 reports
- Revlimid: 6,313 reports
- Humira: 5,790 reports
- Lipitor: 5,638 reports
- Vitamin d: 5,618 reports
- Omeprazole: 5,432 reports
- Gabapentin: 5,202 reports
- Lisinopril: 5,120 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Muscle spasms:
- Muscle spasms (3,517 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Muscle spasms:
- Multiple sclerosis: 14,911 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 9,767 reports
- Osteoporosis: 8,438 reports
- High blood pressure: 7,508 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 6,954 reports
- Multiple myeloma: 6,843 reports
- Pain: 6,304 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Muscle spasms:
- Muscle spasms (3,016 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ranitidine (the active ingredients of Ranitidine) and Ranitidine (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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