Hyperhidrosis and drugs of ingredients of lubiprostone (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Hyperhidrosis is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone, especially for people who are female, 40-49 old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,054 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Amitiza, Lubiprostone.
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11,054 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone.
Among them, 153 people (1.38%) have Hyperhidrosis
What is Hyperhidrosis?
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating) is found to be associated with 2,546 drugs and 3,546 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperhidrosis.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone when people have Hyperhidrosis *:
- < 1 month: 73.33 %
- 1 - 6 months: 20.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 6.67 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone *:
- female: 76.55 %
- male: 23.45 %
Age of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking drugs with ingredients of lubiprostone *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 2.83 %
- 20-29: 0.9400000000000001 %
- 30-39: 12.26 %
- 40-49: 32.08 %
- 50-59: 22.64 %
- 60+: 29.25 %
Conditions people have *:
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Other drugs people take *:
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Other side effects people have besides Hyperhidrosis *:
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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 lubiprostone. 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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