Revlimid and Diarrhea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Diarrhea is found among people who take Revlimid, 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 Revlimid and have Diarrhea. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 331,128 people who have side effects when taking Revlimid 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.

On May, 27, 2023

331,128 people reported to have side effects when taking Revlimid.
Among them, 23,781 people (7.18%) have Diarrhea.

What is Revlimid?

Revlimid has active ingredients of lenalidomide. It is often used in multiple myeloma. eHealthMe is studying from 331,428 Revlimid users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Diarrhea?

Diarrhea is found to be associated with 4,901 drugs and 5,560 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Revlimid and Diarrhea reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Revlimid and have Diarrhea?

Check whether Diarrhea is associated with a drug or a condition

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

How severe was Diarrhea and when was it recovered:

Diarrhea in Revlimid

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lenalidomide:

Diarrhea and drugs with ingredients of lenalidomide (25,061 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Revlimid:

Revlimid (331,428 reports)

Common Revlimid side effects:

Death: 24,344 reports
Diarrhea: 23,781 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 21,089 reports
Multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 17,070 reports
Pneumonia: 16,950 reports
Rashes (redness): 15,559 reports
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 14,033 reports
Weakness: 9,637 reports

Browse all side effects of Revlimid:

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Diarrhea treatments and more:

Diarrhea (635,844 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Diarrhea:

Common drugs associated with Diarrhea:

All the drugs that are associated with Diarrhea:

Diarrhea (4,901 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Diarrhea:

Multiple myeloma: 27,552 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 27,466 reports
High blood pressure: 26,538 reports
Crohn's disease: 22,299 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 22,186 reports
Psoriasis: 20,189 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 17,289 reports
Pain: 16,423 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Diarrhea:

Diarrhea (5,560 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lenalidomide (the active ingredients of Revlimid) and Revlimid (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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