Itching in Amitiza - how severe and when it was recovered? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

We study how severe was Itching, when it was recovered, drug effectiveness, race, and more among people who take Amitiza (lubiprostone). This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports submitted to eHealthMe, and is updated regularly.

What is Amitiza?

Amitiza has active ingredients of lubiprostone. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 10,567 Amitiza users. Check the latest studies of Amitiza.

What is Itching?

Itching is found to be associated with 3,211 drugs and 4,537 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.



On Aug, 10, 2026

2 people who have Itching while taking Amitiza were studied.

Could Amitiza cause Itching?

Severity of Itching *:

  • least: 50 %
  • moderate: 0.0 %
  • severe: 50 %
  • most severe: 0.0 %

When people recovered from Itching *:

  • while on drug: 0.0 %
  • after off the drug: 0.0 %
  • not yet: 100 %

Effectiveness of Amitiza *:

  • not at all: 100 %
  • somewhat: 0.0 %
  • moderate: 0.0 %
  • high: 0.0 %
  • very high: 0.0 %

Race of the people *:

  • African American, Non-Hispanic: 0.0 %
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 50 %
  • Asian: 0.0 %
  • Hispanic: 0.0 %
  • Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders: 0.0 %
  • Two or more races: 0.0 %
  • White, Non-Hispanic: 50 %

Time on Amitiza *:

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

Gender of people when taking Amitiza *:

  • female: 50 %
  • male: 50 %

Age of people when taking Amitiza *:

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

Conditions people have *:

  1. Urinary Incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination): 1 person, 50.00%
  2. Rickets (softening of bones): 1 person, 50.00%
  3. Peripheral Neuropathy (damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system): 1 person, 50.00%
  4. Pain: 1 person, 50.00%
  5. Major Depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings): 1 person, 50.00%
  6. Iron Deficiency: 1 person, 50.00%
  7. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 50.00%
  8. Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure (seizure involving the entire body): 1 person, 50.00%
  9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1 person, 50.00%
  10. Back Pain: 1 person, 50.00%

Other drugs people take besides Amitiza *:

  1. Vitamin D: 1 person, 50.00%
  2. Vesicare: 1 person, 50.00%
  3. Proventil-Hfa: 1 person, 50.00%
  4. Oxycodone: 1 person, 50.00%
  5. Nexium: 1 person, 50.00%
  6. Nasonex: 1 person, 50.00%
  7. Morphine: 1 person, 50.00%
  8. Micardis Hct: 1 person, 50.00%
  9. Lactulose: 1 person, 50.00%
  10. Iron Dextran: 1 person, 50.00%

Other side effects people have besides Itching *:

  1. Word Salad: 1 person, 50.00%
  2. Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar): 1 person, 50.00%
  3. Abnormal Dreams: 1 person, 50.00%
  4. Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 1 person, 50.00%
  5. Chest Pain: 1 person, 50.00%
  6. Depression: 1 person, 50.00%
  7. Drowsiness: 1 person, 50.00%
  8. Hepatic Cyst: 1 person, 50.00%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 50.00%
  10. Hot Flush (sudden feelings of heat): 1 person, 50.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Amitiza and have Itching?

Check whether Itching is associated with a drug or a condition

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.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on lubiprostone (the active ingredients of Amitiza). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

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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