Stribild and Lumbar spinal stenosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Lumbar spinal stenosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Stribild (cobicistat; elvitegravir; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Truvada, and have Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Lumbar spinal stenosis when taking Stribild. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,366 people who have side effects when taking Stribild from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Stribild?

Stribild has active ingredients of cobicistat; elvitegravir; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 16,425 Stribild users. Check the latest studies of Stribild.

What is Lumbar spinal stenosis?

Lumbar spinal stenosis (a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves at the level of the lumbar bone) is found to be associated with 766 drugs and 693 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Lumbar spinal stenosis.



On Jul, 19, 2026

16,366 people reported to have side effects when taking Stribild.
Among them, 12 people (0.07%) have Lumbar spinal stenosis.

Could Stribild cause Lumbar spinal stenosis?

Among these 12 people:

How long have people been on Stribild when they have Lumbar spinal stenosis? *

  • < 1 month: 12.5 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 37.5 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 37.5 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 12.5 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Lumbar spinal stenosis when taking Stribild? *

  • female: 36.36 %
  • male: 63.64 %

What is the age of people who have Lumbar spinal stenosis when taking Stribild? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 44.44 %
  • 50-59: 22.22 %
  • 60+: 33.33 %

What are other drugs people take besides Stribild? *

  1. Truvada: 12 people, 100.00%
  2. Atripla: 8 people, 66.67%
  3. Viread: 6 people, 50.00%
  4. Complera: 6 people, 50.00%
  5. Genvoya: 5 people, 41.67%
  6. Biktarvy: 4 people, 33.33%
  7. Descovy: 1 person, 8.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Lumbar spinal stenosis? *

  1. Bone Density Decreased: 10 people, 83.33%
  2. Stress And Anxiety: 9 people, 75.00%
  3. Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 9 people, 75.00%
  4. Emotional Distress: 9 people, 75.00%
  5. Pain: 9 people, 75.00%
  6. Bone Loss: 5 people, 41.67%
  7. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 5 people, 41.67%
  8. Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (spinal disc degeneration): 5 people, 41.67%
  9. Tooth Loss: 4 people, 33.33%
  10. Aseptic Necrosis (the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply): 4 people, 33.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)): 2 people, 16.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Lumbar spinal stenosis and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of cobicistat; elvitegravir; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cobicistat; elvitegravir; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (the active ingredients of Stribild) and Stribild (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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