Radius fracture and drugs of ingredients of thalidomide (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Radius fracture is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of thalidomide, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 1 - 6 months. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 54,179 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Thalidomide, Thalomid.
54,179 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide.
Among them, 27 people (0.05%) have Radius fracture
What is Radius fracture?
Radius fracture is found to be associated with 508 drugs and 474 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Radius fracture.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of thalidomide when people have Radius fracture *:
- < 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 who have Radius fracture when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide *:
- female: 88.46 %
- male: 11.54 %
Age of people who have Radius fracture when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 36.36 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 63.64 %
Conditions people have *:
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- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 11.11%
- Behcet's Syndrome (involves inflammation of the blood vessels): 3 people, 11.11%
- Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 1 person, 3.70%
- Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 1 person, 3.70%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 1 person, 3.70%
- Hepatic Neoplasm Malignant (liver cancer): 1 person, 3.70%
- Hepatic Hydrothorax (pleural effusion in liver): 1 person, 3.70%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1 person, 3.70%
- Cyclic Neutropenia (a decrease in the number of white blood cells called neutrophils every three weeks): 1 person, 3.70%
Other drugs people take *:
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- Zometa: 23 people, 85.19%
- Alkeran: 22 people, 81.48%
- Ibuprofen: 22 people, 81.48%
- Aspirin: 21 people, 77.78%
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate: 15 people, 55.56%
- Fentanyl: 15 people, 55.56%
- Amlodipine Besylate: 14 people, 51.85%
- Methylprednisolone: 14 people, 51.85%
- Naproxen: 14 people, 51.85%
- Aredia: 12 people, 44.44%
Other side effects people have besides Radius fracture *:
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- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 26 people, 96.30%
- Stress And Anxiety: 26 people, 96.30%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 26 people, 96.30%
- Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 26 people, 96.30%
- Pain: 25 people, 92.59%
- Fall: 25 people, 92.59%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 24 people, 88.89%
- Herpes Zoster: 23 people, 85.19%
- Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 22 people, 81.48%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 21 people, 77.78%
* 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 thalidomide. 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?
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