Headache and drugs of ingredients of mesalamine (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Headache is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of mesalamine, 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 82,167 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Apriso, Asacol, Asacol hd, Canasa, Delzicol, Lialda, Mesalamine, Pentasa, Rowasa, Sfrowasa.
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82,167 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine.
Among them, 4,962 people (6.04%) have Headache
What is Headache?
Headache (pain in head) is found to be associated with 3,754 drugs and 5,775 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Headache.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of mesalamine when people have Headache *:
- < 1 month: 46.81 %
- 1 - 6 months: 22.34 %
- 6 - 12 months: 11.7 %
- 1 - 2 years: 9.57 %
- 2 - 5 years: 5.32 %
- 5 - 10 years: 2.66 %
- 10+ years: 1.6 %
Gender of people who have Headache when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine *:
- female: 71.72 %
- male: 28.28 %
Age of people who have Headache when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine *:
- 0-1: 0.03 %
- 2-9: 0.18 %
- 10-19: 5.21 %
- 20-29: 12.42 %
- 30-39: 13.01 %
- 40-49: 17.51 %
- 50-59: 24.87 %
- 60+: 26.77 %
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 Headache *:
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
- Jacobsson H, Eriksen J, Karlén P, "Mesalazine-induced renal calculi", The American journal of case reports, 2015 Jan .
- Jacobsson H, Eriksen J, Karlén P, "Mesalazine-induced renal calculi", The American journal of case reports, 2015 Jan .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mesalamine. 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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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