Trulance and Cough - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Cough is reported as a side effect among people who take Trulance (plecanatide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Miralax, and have Irritable bowel syndrome.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cough when taking Trulance. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,724 people who have side effects when taking Trulance from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Trulance?

Trulance has active ingredients of plecanatide. eHealthMe is studying from 1,746 Trulance users. Check the latest studies of Trulance.

What is Cough?

Cough is found to be associated with 3,047 drugs and 3,805 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cough.

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On Jul, 29, 2026

1,724 people reported to have side effects when taking Trulance.
Among them, 29 people (1.68%) have Cough.

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Trulance when they have Cough? *

What is the gender of people who have Cough when taking Trulance? *

female: 93.1 %
male: 6.9 %

What is the age of people who have Cough when taking Trulance? *

What are other drugs people take besides Trulance? *

Miralax: 10 people, 34.48%
Zyrtec: 7 people, 24.14%
Vitamin D3: 7 people, 24.14%
Famotidine: 7 people, 24.14%
Colace: 7 people, 24.14%
Pantoprazole Sodium: 6 people, 20.69%
Fluticasone Propionate: 6 people, 20.69%
Singulair: 6 people, 20.69%
Neurontin: 5 people, 17.24%
Linzess: 5 people, 17.24%

What are other side effects people have besides Cough? *

Chest Pain: 11 people, 37.93%
Headache (pain in head): 10 people, 34.48%
Feeling Abnormal: 8 people, 27.59%
Dizziness: 7 people, 24.14%
Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 20.69%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 20.69%
Diarrhea: 6 people, 20.69%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6 people, 20.69%
Rashes (redness): 5 people, 17.24%
Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 5 people, 17.24%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 7 people, 24.14%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 5 people, 17.24%
Constipation: 4 people, 13.79%
Cystic Fibrosis (disease of the secretary glands): 4 people, 13.79%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 3 people, 10.34%
Immunodeficiency: 3 people, 10.34%
Parkinson's Disease: 2 people, 6.90%
Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 6.90%
On And Off Phenomenon: 2 people, 6.90%
Multiple Allergies (allergy to multiple agents): 2 people, 6.90%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Cough (361,792 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Cough:

Cough (3,047 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Cough:

Cough (3,805 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on plecanatide (the active ingredients of Trulance) and Trulance (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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