Thalidomide and Pharyngitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Pharyngitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Thalidomide (thalidomide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Zometa, and have Multiple myeloma.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pharyngitis when taking Thalidomide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,470 people who have side effects when taking Thalidomide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Thalidomide?
Thalidomide has active ingredients of thalidomide. eHealthMe is studying from 16,473 Thalidomide users. Check the latest studies of Thalidomide.
What is Pharyngitis?
Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx, causing a sore throat) is found to be associated with 1,216 drugs and 1,210 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pharyngitis.
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16,470 people reported to have side effects when taking Thalidomide.
Among them, 49 people (0.3%) have Pharyngitis.

Among these 49 people:
How long have people been on Thalidomide when they have Pharyngitis? *
- < 1 month: 5.88 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 94.12 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Pharyngitis when taking Thalidomide? *
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
What is the age of people who have Pharyngitis when taking Thalidomide? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 8.57 %
- 40-49: 2.86 %
- 50-59: 28.57 %
- 60+: 60.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Thalidomide? *
- Zometa: 27 people, 55.10%
- Dexamethasone: 26 people, 53.06%
- Furosemide: 24 people, 48.98%
- Velcade: 21 people, 42.86%
- Aranesp: 18 people, 36.73%
- Aredia: 17 people, 34.69%
- Zofran: 17 people, 34.69%
- Gabapentin: 14 people, 28.57%
- Celexa: 14 people, 28.57%
- Decadron: 12 people, 24.49%
What are other side effects people have besides Pharyngitis? *
- Pain: 28 people, 57.14%
- Stress And Anxiety: 27 people, 55.10%
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 26 people, 53.06%
- Musculoskeletal Discomfort (discomfort in the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 24 people, 48.98%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 22 people, 44.90%
- Bone Disorder: 22 people, 44.90%
- Fever: 20 people, 40.82%
- Diarrhea: 20 people, 40.82%
- Constipation: 19 people, 38.78%
- Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 18 people, 36.73%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 26 people, 53.06%
- Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 11 people, 22.45%
- Depression: 11 people, 22.45%
- Pain: 11 people, 22.45%
- Stress And Anxiety: 11 people, 22.45%
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia: 7 people, 14.29%
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar): 6 people, 12.24%
- Disease Progression: 5 people, 10.20%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 6.12%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 3 people, 6.12%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Thalidomide:
- Thalidomide (16,473 reports)
Pharyngitis treatments and more:
- Pharyngitis (21,038 reports)
How severe was Pharyngitis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of thalidomide:
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 Thalidomide:
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 Pharyngitis:
- Pharyngitis (1,216 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pharyngitis:
- Pharyngitis (1,210 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on thalidomide (the active ingredients of Thalidomide) and Thalidomide (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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