Rapamune and Calcinosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Calcinosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Rapamune (sirolimus), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lasix,.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Calcinosis when taking Rapamune. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,732 people who have side effects when taking Rapamune from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Rapamune?
Rapamune has active ingredients of sirolimus. It is often used in kidney transplant. eHealthMe is studying from 13,848 Rapamune users. Check the latest studies of Rapamune.
What is Calcinosis?
Calcinosis (calcium deposits in any soft tissue) is found to be associated with 423 drugs and 859 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Calcinosis.
13,732 people reported to have side effects when taking Rapamune.
Among them, 11 people (0.08%) have Calcinosis.

Among these 11 people:
How long have people been on Rapamune when they have Calcinosis? *
- < 1 month: 20 %
- 1 - 6 months: 80 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Calcinosis when taking Rapamune? *
- female: 9.09 %
- male: 90.91 %
What is the age of people who have Calcinosis when taking Rapamune? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 9.09 %
- 50-59: 45.45 %
- 60+: 45.45 %
What are other drugs people take besides Rapamune? *
- Lasix: 6 people, 54.55%
- Neoral: 5 people, 45.45%
- Glyburide: 4 people, 36.36%
- Atenolol: 4 people, 36.36%
- Benadryl: 4 people, 36.36%
- Famotidine: 4 people, 36.36%
- Folic Acid: 4 people, 36.36%
- Clotrimazole: 3 people, 27.27%
- Tamsulosin: 3 people, 27.27%
- Acyclovir: 2 people, 18.18%
What are other side effects people have besides Calcinosis? *
- Pancreatitis Necrotising (inflammation of the pancreas cause death of tissue in pancreas): 5 people, 45.45%
- Pulmonary Haemorrhage (acute bleeding from the lung): 5 people, 45.45%
- Choledocholithiasis (stones in the common bile duct): 4 people, 36.36%
- Multi-Organ Failure (multisystem organ failure): 4 people, 36.36%
- Peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs): 4 people, 36.36%
- Pleural Effusion (water on the lungs): 3 people, 27.27%
- Granuloma (a small area of inflammation due to tissue injury): 3 people, 27.27%
- Respiratory Failure (Excl Neonatal) (inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system(excluding neonatal)): 3 people, 27.27%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 3 people, 27.27%
- Cough: 2 people, 18.18%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Rapamune:
- Rapamune (13,848 reports)
Calcinosis treatments and more:
- Calcinosis (3,651 reports)
How severe was Calcinosis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of sirolimus:
- Calcinosis and drugs with ingredients of sirolimus (11 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 Rapamune:
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 Calcinosis:
- Calcinosis (422 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Calcinosis:
- Calcinosis (859 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sirolimus (the active ingredients of Rapamune) and Rapamune (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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