Synthroid and Abdominal pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Abdominal pain is found among people who take Synthroid, 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 Synthroid and have Abdominal pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 215,853 people who have side effects when taking Synthroid 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, 29, 2023

215,853 people reported to have side effects when taking Synthroid.
Among them, 6,079 people (2.82%) have Abdominal pain.

What is Synthroid?

Synthroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 226,976 Synthroid users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Abdominal pain?

Abdominal pain is found to be associated with 4,850 drugs and 5,111 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Synthroid and Abdominal pain reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Synthroid and have Abdominal pain?

Check whether Abdominal pain 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 publications that referenced our studies

Bhuvan KC, ALrasheedy AA, Ibrahim MI, "A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain", Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2013 Jul .

Related studies

How severe was Abdominal pain and when was it recovered:

Abdominal pain in Synthroid

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levothyroxine sodium:

Abdominal pain and drugs with ingredients of levothyroxine sodium (12,802 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Synthroid:

Synthroid (226,976 reports)

Common Synthroid side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 20,619 reports
Drug ineffective: 16,072 reports
Headache (pain in head): 14,633 reports
Pain: 13,929 reports
Diarrhea: 13,797 reports
Weakness: 13,556 reports

Browse all side effects of Synthroid:

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Abdominal pain treatments and more:

Abdominal pain (246,231 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Abdominal pain:

Common drugs associated with Abdominal pain:

All the drugs that are associated with Abdominal pain:

Abdominal pain (4,850 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Abdominal pain:

Crohn's disease: 18,846 reports
Birth control: 11,549 reports
High blood pressure: 10,348 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 9,807 reports
Pain: 8,939 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Abdominal pain:

Abdominal pain (5,111 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levothyroxine sodium (the active ingredients of Synthroid) and Synthroid (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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