Constipation and drugs of ingredients of docusate (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Constipation is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of docusate , especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 90,369 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Colace.
90,369 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate .
Among them, 5,892 people (6.52%) have Constipation
What is Constipation?
Constipation is found to be associated with 3,003 drugs and 4,606 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Constipation.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Time on drugs with ingredients of docusate when people have Constipation *:
- < 1 month: 46.39 %
- 1 - 6 months: 29.9 %
- 6 - 12 months: 2.06 %
- 1 - 2 years: 6.19 %
- 2 - 5 years: 6.19 %
- 5 - 10 years: 2.06 %
- 10+ years: 7.22 %
Gender of people who have Constipation when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate *:
- female: 60.39 %
- male: 39.61 %
Age of people who have Constipation when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate *:
- 0-1: 0.07 %
- 2-9: 0.58 %
- 10-19: 1.76 %
- 20-29: 1.38 %
- 30-39: 3.87 %
- 40-49: 12.16 %
- 50-59: 17.79 %
- 60+: 62.39 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
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Other side effects people have besides Constipation *:
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* 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.
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on docusate . 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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