Renagel and Neuralgia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Neuralgia is reported as a side effect among people who take Renagel (sevelamer hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, also take Magnevist, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Neuralgia when taking Renagel. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 8,224 people who have side effects when taking Renagel from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Renagel?

Renagel has active ingredients of sevelamer hydrochloride. eHealthMe is studying from 8,246 Renagel users. Check the latest studies of Renagel.

What is Neuralgia?

Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves) is found to be associated with 1,389 drugs and 1,790 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Neuralgia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 26, 2026

8,224 people reported to have side effects when taking Renagel.
Among them, 16 people (0.19%) have Neuralgia.

Among these 16 people:

What is the gender of people who have Neuralgia when taking Renagel? *

female: 93.75 %
male: 6.25 %

What is the age of people who have Neuralgia when taking Renagel? *

What are other drugs people take besides Renagel? *

What are other side effects people have besides Neuralgia? *

Joint Range Of Motion Decreased (disease of joint movement): 12 people, 75.00%
Dry Skin: 12 people, 75.00%
Skin Fibrosis (fibrous tissue formation on skin): 12 people, 75.00%
Skin Hyperpigmentation (disorders affect the colour of your skin): 12 people, 75.00%
Skin Hypertrophy (skin cells enlarges): 12 people, 75.00%
Skin Induration (an abnormally hard spot or area on the skin): 12 people, 75.00%
Skin Tightness: 12 people, 75.00%
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (involves fibrosis of skin, joints, eyes due to kidney disease): 12 people, 75.00%
Itching: 12 people, 75.00%
Pain: 11 people, 68.75%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 12.50%
Heart Attack: 1 person, 6.25%
Depression: 1 person, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Renagel (8,246 reports)

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Neuralgia (81,601 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Neuralgia:

Neuralgia (1,389 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Neuralgia:

Neuralgia (1,790 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sevelamer hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Renagel) and Renagel (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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