Tricor and Sciatica - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Sciatica is reported as a side effect among people who take Tricor (fenofibrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Lipitor, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sciatica when taking Tricor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 21,730 people who have side effects when taking Tricor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Tricor?
Tricor has active ingredients of fenofibrate. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 22,641 Tricor users. Check the latest studies of Tricor.
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve) is found to be associated with 1,136 drugs and 1,433 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sciatica.
21,730 people reported to have side effects when taking Tricor.
Among them, 51 people (0.23%) have Sciatica.

Among these 51 people:
How long have people been on Tricor when they have Sciatica? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 100 %
- 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 Sciatica when taking Tricor? *
- female: 73.47 %
- male: 26.53 %
What is the age of people who have Sciatica when taking Tricor? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 2.22 %
- 30-39: 2.22 %
- 40-49: 8.89 %
- 50-59: 17.78 %
- 60+: 68.89 %
What are other drugs people take besides Tricor? *
- Lipitor: 13 people, 25.49%
- Vioxx: 12 people, 23.53%
- Ambien: 12 people, 23.53%
- Lisinopril: 9 people, 17.65%
- Zetia: 9 people, 17.65%
- Synthroid: 9 people, 17.65%
- Toprol-Xl: 9 people, 17.65%
- Celebrex: 9 people, 17.65%
- Flexeril: 8 people, 15.69%
- Prozac: 8 people, 15.69%
What are other side effects people have besides Sciatica? *
- Back Pain: 19 people, 37.25%
- Weight Decreased: 15 people, 29.41%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 14 people, 27.45%
- Joint Pain: 14 people, 27.45%
- Depression: 14 people, 27.45%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 14 people, 27.45%
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (spinal disc degeneration): 13 people, 25.49%
- Rashes (redness): 13 people, 25.49%
- Pain In Extremity: 12 people, 23.53%
- Diarrhea: 12 people, 23.53%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Pressure: 10 people, 19.61%
- Depression: 9 people, 17.65%
- Pain: 9 people, 17.65%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 8 people, 15.69%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 6 people, 11.76%
- Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 5 people, 9.80%
- Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 4 people, 7.84%
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 4 people, 7.84%
- Hiv Infection: 4 people, 7.84%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 3 people, 5.88%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tricor:
- Tricor (22,641 reports)
Sciatica treatments and more:
- Sciatica (28,509 reports)
How severe was Sciatica and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fenofibrate:
- Sciatica and drugs with ingredients of fenofibrate (125 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 Tricor:
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 Sciatica:
- Sciatica (1,136 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Sciatica:
- Sciatica (1,433 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fenofibrate (the active ingredients of Tricor) and Tricor (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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