Oedema peripheral and drugs of ingredients of alendronate sodium (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Oedema peripheral is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 5 - 10 years. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 170,095 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Alendronate sodium, Alendronic acid, Binosto, Fosamax.
170,095 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium.
Among them, 5,206 people (3.06%) have Oedema peripheral
What is Oedema peripheral?
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling) is found to be associated with 2,774 drugs and 3,465 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Oedema peripheral.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium when people have Oedema peripheral *:
- < 1 month: 5.02 %
- 1 - 6 months: 9.28 %
- 6 - 12 months: 6.13 %
- 1 - 2 years: 14.12 %
- 2 - 5 years: 26.43 %
- 5 - 10 years: 29.0 %
- 10+ years: 10.04 %
Gender of people who have Oedema peripheral when taking drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium *:
- female: 87.58 %
- male: 12.42 %
Age of people who have Oedema peripheral when taking drugs with ingredients of alendronate sodium *:
- 0-1: 0.03 %
- 2-9: 0.08 %
- 10-19: 0.18 %
- 20-29: 0.4 %
- 30-39: 1.88 %
- 40-49: 14.99 %
- 50-59: 26.42 %
- 60+: 56.04 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
Other side effects people have besides Oedema peripheral *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Stuckey BG, Sallie R, "Alendronate-induced unmasking or deterioration of coeliac disease: a case series", Osteoporosis International, 2015 Jan .
- Lee WY, Sun LM, Lin MC, Liang JA, Chang SN, Sung FC, Muo CH, Kao CH, "A higher dosage of oral alendronate will increase the subsequent cancer risk of osteoporosis patients in Taiwan: a population-based cohort study", PloS one, 2012 Dec .
- Stuckey BG, Sallie R, "Alendronate-induced unmasking or deterioration of coeliac disease: a case series", Osteoporosis International, 2015 Jan .
- Lee WY, Sun LM, Lin MC, Liang JA, Chang SN, Sung FC, Muo CH, Kao CH, "A higher dosage of oral alendronate will increase the subsequent cancer risk of osteoporosis patients in Taiwan: a population-based cohort study", PloS one, 2012 Dec .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on alendronate sodium. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and 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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