Ritonavir and Osteopenia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Osteopenia is reported as a side effect among people who take Ritonavir (ritonavir), especially for people who are male, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Truvada, and have Hiv infection.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Osteopenia when taking Ritonavir. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,026 people who have side effects when taking Ritonavir from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Ritonavir?
Ritonavir has active ingredients of ritonavir. eHealthMe is studying from 13,036 Ritonavir users. Check the latest studies of Ritonavir.
What is Osteopenia?
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal) is found to be associated with 1,435 drugs and 1,172 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Osteopenia.
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13,026 people reported to have side effects when taking Ritonavir.
Among them, 90 people (0.69%) have Osteopenia.

Among these 90 people:
How long have people been on Ritonavir when they have Osteopenia? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 44.44 %
- 6 - 12 months: 16.67 %
- 1 - 2 years: 27.78 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 11.11 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Osteopenia when taking Ritonavir? *
- female: 30.86 %
- male: 69.14 %
What is the age of people who have Osteopenia when taking Ritonavir? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 1.37 %
- 20-29: 4.11 %
- 30-39: 5.48 %
- 40-49: 23.29 %
- 50-59: 34.25 %
- 60+: 31.51 %
What are other drugs people take besides Ritonavir? *
- Truvada: 51 people, 56.67%
- Norvir: 48 people, 53.33%
- Prezista: 45 people, 50.00%
- Viread: 26 people, 28.89%
- Descovy: 25 people, 27.78%
- Atripla: 25 people, 27.78%
- Isentress: 23 people, 25.56%
- Darunavir: 23 people, 25.56%
- Reyataz: 20 people, 22.22%
- Kaletra: 18 people, 20.00%
What are other side effects people have besides Osteopenia? *
- Pain: 56 people, 62.22%
- Emotional Distress: 55 people, 61.11%
- Stress And Anxiety: 54 people, 60.00%
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 52 people, 57.78%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 42 people, 46.67%
- Bone Density Decreased: 37 people, 41.11%
- Chronic Kidney Disease: 27 people, 30.00%
- Depression: 15 people, 16.67%
- Multiple Fractures: 15 people, 16.67%
- Joint Pain: 14 people, 15.56%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Hiv Infection: 74 people, 82.22%
- High Blood Pressure: 14 people, 15.56%
- Depression: 10 people, 11.11%
- Diabetes: 9 people, 10.00%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 9 people, 10.00%
- Pain: 8 people, 8.89%
- Asthma: 8 people, 8.89%
- Bacterial Infection: 8 people, 8.89%
- Hypersensitivity: 8 people, 8.89%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 7 people, 7.78%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Ritonavir:
- Ritonavir (13,036 reports)
Osteopenia treatments and more:
- Osteopenia (46,948 reports)
How severe was Osteopenia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ritonavir:
- Osteopenia and drugs with ingredients of ritonavir (87 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 Ritonavir:
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 Osteopenia:
- Osteopenia (1,435 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Osteopenia:
- Osteopenia (1,172 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ritonavir (the active ingredients of Ritonavir) and Ritonavir (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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