Is OSTEOMYELITIS a side effect of ZETIA ? ( FactMed.com )

About this FactMed analysis covering adverse side effect reports of ZETIA patients who developed OSTEOMYELITIS.

FactMed provides MD-approved analysis to help both patients, researchers, and physicians accurately assess the risk profile for more than 20,000 different pharmaceutical products. The below report offers compiled information from Food & Drug Administration and FactMed user submissions. Between January 2004 and October 2012, 138 individuals taking ZETIA reported OSTEOMYELITIS to the FDA. A total of 21297 ZETIA drug adverse event reaction reports were made with the FDA during this time period. Often the FDA only receives reports of the most critical and severe cases; these numbers may therefore underrepresent the complication rate of the medication.

FDA Research Report

Introduction This page is designed to help you determine the relationship, if any, between ZETIA and OSTEOMYELITIS. In doing so, we compare ZETIA with other drugs that cause OSTEOMYELITIS, to help you evaluate whether or not ZETIA causes OSTEOMYELITIS. Likewise, this page shows the most highly-reported side effects of ZETIA, so you can see if OSTEOMYELITIS ranks among ZETIA's most well-known side effects.

Summary Statistics
Reports of ZETIA causing OSTEOMYELITIS: 138
Reports of any side effect of ZETIA : 21297
Percentage of ZETIA patients where OSTEOMYELITIS is a reported side effect: 0.6480%

FDA reports of any drug causing OSTEOMYELITIS : 13618
Average percentage for all medicated patients where OSTEOMYELITIS is reported as a complication: 0.0853%

Physician opinion on ZETIA as adverse event culprit:

Overall opinion for all reports of this drug:

Most frequent diagnoses/indications for prescribing ZETIA:

BLOOD CHOLESTEROL INCREASED ( 3041 patients )
HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA ( 1797 patients )
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA ( 943 patients )
PRODUCT USED FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 866 patients )
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL ( 570 patients )
DRUG USE FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 510 patients )
DYSLIPIDAEMIA ( 266 patients )
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL ABNORMAL ( 116 patients )
TYPE IIA HYPERLIPIDAEMIA ( 102 patients )
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN INCREASED ( 98 patients )
BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES INCREASED ( 76 patients )
CARDIAC DISORDER ( 69 patients )
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE ( 67 patients )
LIPIDS INCREASED ( 57 patients )
HYPERTENSION ( 39 patients )
HYPERTRIGLYCERIDAEMIA ( 29 patients )
METABOLIC DISORDER ( 21 patients )
LIPIDS ABNORMAL ( 21 patients )
ILL-DEFINED DISORDER ( 19 patients )
DIABETES MELLITUS ( 14 patients )
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL DECREASED ( 13 patients )
PROPHYLAXIS ( 13 patients )
MIXED HYPERLIPIDAEMIA ( 12 patients )
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN DECREASED ( 11 patients )
LIPID METABOLISM DISORDER ( 11 patients )
LIPIDS ( 10 patients )
MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA ( 9 patients )
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN ( 9 patients )
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS ( 9 patients )
BLOOD PRESSURE ( 8 patients )
TYPE II HYPERLIPIDAEMIA ( 8 patients )
TACHYCARDIA ( 8 patients )
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN INCREASED ( 5 patients )
BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES ABNORMAL ( 5 patients )
CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT PROPHYLAXIS ( 5 patients )
BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES ( 5 patients )
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS ( 5 patients )
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN DECREASED ( 4 patients )
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ( 4 patients )
DYSPEPSIA ( 4 patients )
HEPATIC STEATOSIS ( 4 patients )
HYPERCHLORAEMIA ( 3 patients )
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ( 3 patients )
LIVER FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL ( 3 patients )
HYPOCHOLESTEROLAEMIA ( 3 patients )
LDL/HDL RATIO ( 3 patients )
DRUG INTOLERANCE ( 3 patients )
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT ( 3 patients )
DIABETES MELLITUS NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT ( 3 patients )
CEREBRAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS ( 2 patients )
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT PROPHYLAXIS ( 2 patients )
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDER ( 2 patients )
GASTRIC DISORDER ( 2 patients )
AORTIC ARTERIOSCLEROSIS ( 2 patients )
CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION ( 2 patients )
HEART VALVE INCOMPETENCE ( 2 patients )
INSOMNIA ( 2 patients )
CHEST PAIN ( 2 patients )
BLOOD GLUCOSE ( 2 patients )
COLITIS ( 2 patients )
BLOOD PRESSURE ABNORMAL ( 2 patients )
HYPO HDL CHOLESTEROLAEMIA ( 2 patients )
ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE ( 2 patients )
DEPRESSION ( 2 patients )
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER ( 2 patients )
DRUG THERAPY ( 1 patients )
OSTEOARTHRITIS ( 1 patients )
BLOOD DISORDER ( 1 patients )
LIPIDS DECREASED ( 1 patients )
WEIGHT CONTROL ( 1 patients )
CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA ( 1 patients )
ELDER ABUSE ( 1 patients )
LIPOPROTEIN (A) ABNORMAL ( 1 patients )
CORONARY ARTERIAL STENT INSERTION ( 1 patients )
BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED ( 1 patients )
PSYCHOMOTOR HYPERACTIVITY ( 1 patients )
HEART TRANSPLANT ( 1 patients )
ARTERIAL STENOSIS ( 1 patients )
CRIME ( 1 patients )
STENT PLACEMENT ( 1 patients )
ATHEROSCLEROSIS ( 1 patients )
THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE ( 1 patients )
CARDIAC STRESS TEST ABNORMAL ( 1 patients )
HEPATITIS ( 1 patients )
MUSCLE SPASMS ( 1 patients )
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ( 1 patients )
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY ( 1 patients )
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK ( 1 patients )
HYPERBILIRUBINAEMIA ( 1 patients )
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME ( 1 patients )
VASOSPASM ( 1 patients )
PAIN ( 1 patients )
XANTHELASMA ( 1 patients )
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ( 1 patients )
FAMILIAL RISK FACTOR ( 1 patients )
LIPOPROTEIN (A) INCREASED ( 1 patients )
ANXIETY ( 1 patients )
PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST TRANSPLANT REJECTION ( 1 patients )
GLUCOSE TOLERANCE IMPAIRED ( 1 patients )
CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY ( 1 patients )
HYPOLIPIDAEMIA ( 1 patients )
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ( 1 patients )
HEART VALVE CALCIFICATION ( 1 patients )
INFECTION ( 1 patients )
CARDIAC OPERATION ( 1 patients )
ATHEROSCLEROSIS PROPHYLAXIS ( 1 patients )
LABORATORY TEST ABNORMAL ( 1 patients )
THROMBOLYSIS ( 1 patients )
HEPATOCELLULAR INJURY ( 1 patients )
MYALGIA ( 1 patients )
DRUG INEFFECTIVE ( 1 patients )
LDL/HDL RATIO INCREASED ( 1 patients )
( 0 patients )

Drugs with high FDA adverse event association with OSTEOMYELITIS:

FOSAMAX (10062 patients)
ZOMETA (5884 patients)
AREDIA (3752 patients)
ASPIRIN (1704 patients)
PREDNISONE (1605 patients)
COUMADIN (1106 patients)
DECADRON (1026 patients)
LASIX (998 patients)
OXYCONTIN (981 patients)
NEURONTIN (972 patients)
DEXAMETHASONE (970 patients)
AMBIEN (964 patients)
LIPITOR (905 patients)
PRILOSEC (900 patients)
CELEBREX (882 patients)
PERCOCET (869 patients)
NEXIUM (855 patients)
THALIDOMIDE (839 patients)
LEVAQUIN (808 patients)
ZOLOFT (803 patients)
SYNTHROID (798 patients)
VIOXX (792 patients)
PROTONIX (784 patients)
ATIVAN (777 patients)
TAXOTERE (770 patients)
LISINOPRIL (761 patients)
[THERAPY UNSPECIFIED] (749 patients)
VICODIN (702 patients)
FEMARA (682 patients)
CLINDAMYCIN (673 patients)
ACTONEL (642 patients)
ZOCOR (625 patients)
TAMOXIFEN CITRATE (614 patients)
ZOFRAN (613 patients)
FUROSEMIDE (592 patients)
METHOTREXATE (590 patients)
OXYCODONE HCL (584 patients)
MORPHINE (579 patients)
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (577 patients)
CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS NOS (574 patients)
PREVACID (573 patients)
PAXIL (566 patients)
FOLIC ACID (565 patients)
ARIMIDEX (561 patients)
ALBUTEROL (555 patients)
ATENOLOL (540 patients)
FOSAMAX PLUS D (536 patients)
AMOXICILLIN (535 patients)
PERIDEX (518 patients)
CALCIUM (516 patients)
DURAGESIC-100 (514 patients)
XANAX (512 patients)
ARANESP (504 patients)
NORVASC (492 patients)
ZANTAC (485 patients)
HERCEPTIN (485 patients)
CYTOXAN (472 patients)
TAXOL (466 patients)
VITAMIN D (464 patients)
XELODA (463 patients)
DILAUDID (460 patients)
ACETAMINOPHEN (453 patients)
VANCOMYCIN (448 patients)
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (448 patients)
LORTAB (442 patients)
LORAZEPAM (442 patients)
GABAPENTIN (440 patients)
RADIATION THERAPY (436 patients)
REVLIMID (432 patients)
FLEXERIL (429 patients)
PREDNISOLONE (424 patients)
PREMARIN (420 patients)
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (409 patients)
FASLODEX (398 patients)
IBUPROFEN (396 patients)
FLAGYL (395 patients)
COMPAZINE (394 patients)
REGLAN (389 patients)
ALLOPURINOL (386 patients)
LEXAPRO (385 patients)
PLAVIX (384 patients)
CYMBALTA (381 patients)
COLACE (381 patients)
AUGMENTIN '125' (380 patients)
LOVENOX (379 patients)
ZITHROMAX (374 patients)
MULTI-VITAMINS (374 patients)
TOPROL-XL (373 patients)
CIPROFLOXACIN (369 patients)
PROCRIT /00909301/ (363 patients)
AROMASIN (360 patients)
BONIVA (360 patients)
PREDNISONE TAB (358 patients)
EFFEXOR (352 patients)
PROZAC (351 patients)
LYRICA (351 patients)
FENTANYL (348 patients)
PEPCID (343 patients)
OMEPRAZOLE (342 patients)
ELAVIL (339 patients)
NAVELBINE (336 patients)
VELCADE (335 patients)
CEPHALEXIN (335 patients)
MORPHINE SULFATE (333 patients)
HUMIRA (330 patients)
VINCRISTINE (326 patients)
HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE (324 patients)
ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 (324 patients)
SIMVASTATIN (323 patients)
KEFLEX (321 patients)
ADRIAMYCIN PFS (318 patients)
DIFLUCAN (318 patients)
ALENDRONATE SODIUM (308 patients)
CELEXA (307 patients)
ALPRAZOLAM (304 patients)
WELLBUTRIN (302 patients)
DIOVAN (301 patients)
LUPRON (301 patients)
WARFARIN SODIUM (299 patients)
AVELOX (297 patients)
CALCIUM CARBONATE (297 patients)
CALCIUM (UNSPECIFIED) (296 patients)
MS CONTIN (292 patients)
DIGOXIN (287 patients)
OXYCODONE (286 patients)
FLOMAX (285 patients)
REMICADE (284 patients)
CIPRO (281 patients)
PROMETHAZINE (281 patients)
VALIUM (280 patients)
ZYRTEC (276 patients)
FLUOROURACIL (272 patients)
GEMZAR (266 patients)
HEPARIN SODIUM INJECTION (266 patients)
LOPRESSOR (266 patients)
TYLENOL-500 (265 patients)
EPOGEN (263 patients)
COREG (262 patients)
CASODEX (260 patients)
PROCRIT (259 patients)
HYDROCODONE (259 patients)
NITROGLYCERIN (257 patients)
BACTRIM (256 patients)
MELPHALAN (251 patients)
LANTUS (251 patients)
HEPARIN (249 patients)
ALLEGRA (248 patients)
DARVOCET-N 100 (245 patients)
EVISTA (245 patients)
CLONAZEPAM (244 patients)
AVONEX (242 patients)
VITAMINS (UNSPECIFIED) (239 patients)
HORMONES (UNSPECIFIED) (237 patients)
FLONASE (234 patients)
CLARITIN (234 patients)
INSULIN (233 patients)
KLONOPIN (231 patients)
FLUCONAZOLE (230 patients)
SINGULAIR (229 patients)
MOBIC (224 patients)
ASCORBIC ACID (224 patients)
METOPROLOL TARTRATE (224 patients)
AVANDIA (223 patients)
NEUPOGEN (223 patients)
CORTICOSTEROIDS (UNSPECIFIED) (223 patients)
METRONIDAZOLE (221 patients)
ENBREL (221 patients)
TYLENOL (220 patients)
NYSTATIN (220 patients)
HYDROCORTISONE (220 patients)
ACYCLOVIR (216 patients)
FORTEO (216 patients)
COZAAR (214 patients)
ROCEPHIN (214 patients)
DIAZEPAM (214 patients)
GLUCOPHAGE (212 patients)
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (208 patients)
DOXYCYCLINE (207 patients)
SKELAXIN (205 patients)
FERROUS SULFATE TAB (205 patients)
TYSABRI (204 patients)
PAMIDRONATE DISODIUM (202 patients)
RESTORIL (202 patients)
AVASTIN (199 patients)
CARBOPLATIN (198 patients)
PLAQUENIL (196 patients)
LIDOCAINE (193 patients)
STEROIDS NOS (193 patients)
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (192 patients)
KLOR-CON (191 patients)
VITAMIN E (191 patients)
TRAZODONE HCL (191 patients)
PHENERGAN (190 patients)
METFORMIN HCL (187 patients)
ACTOS (186 patients)
ULTRAM (186 patients)
VITAMIN B6 (184 patients)
ZOLEDRONIC ACID (180 patients)
NAPROXEN (180 patients)
SPIRIVA (180 patients)
THALOMID (180 patients)
PREMPRO (179 patients)
METHADONE HCL (179 patients)
CRESTOR (179 patients)
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (179 patients)
ZOLADEX (177 patients)
METOPROLOL (177 patients)
VALTREX (176 patients)
FAMOTIDINE (176 patients)
GLYBURIDE (175 patients)

Most common side effects for patients taking ZETIA:

MYALGIA (1541 patients)
NAUSEA (1461 patients)
FATIGUE (1293 patients)
DIZZINESS (1224 patients)
PAIN (1161 patients)
DYSPNOEA (1108 patients)
ASTHENIA (1059 patients)
PAIN IN EXTREMITY (1026 patients)
DRUG INEFFECTIVE (938 patients)
ARTHRALGIA (913 patients)
HEADACHE (858 patients)
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (819 patients)
DIARRHOEA (814 patients)
FALL (759 patients)
BACK PAIN (755 patients)
ANXIETY (740 patients)
CHEST PAIN (704 patients)
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL (697 patients)
DEPRESSION (688 patients)
VOMITING (681 patients)
WEIGHT DECREASED (647 patients)
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED (642 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN (640 patients)
BLOOD CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE INCREASED (628 patients)
FLUSHING (605 patients)
PRURITUS (603 patients)
MUSCLE SPASMS (570 patients)
MUSCULAR WEAKNESS (550 patients)
HYPERTENSION (534 patients)
INSOMNIA (524 patients)
CONSTIPATION (519 patients)
RASH (514 patients)
MALAISE (514 patients)
ANAEMIA (491 patients)
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE (488 patients)
RHABDOMYOLYSIS (481 patients)
RENAL FAILURE (478 patients)
INJURY (473 patients)
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL INCREASED (467 patients)
PNEUMONIA (450 patients)
WEIGHT INCREASED (448 patients)
PYREXIA (439 patients)
GAIT DISTURBANCE (435 patients)
RENAL FAILURE ACUTE (427 patients)
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (426 patients)
HYPOTENSION (424 patients)
PARAESTHESIA (410 patients)
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (405 patients)
FEELING ABNORMAL (403 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER (397 patients)
COUGH (395 patients)
URINARY TRACT INFECTION (377 patients)
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (372 patients)
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (372 patients)
HYPOAESTHESIA (365 patients)
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (355 patients)
SOMNOLENCE (348 patients)
PANCREATITIS (344 patients)
DECREASED APPETITE (330 patients)
HEPATIC ENZYME INCREASED (317 patients)
LIVER FUNCTION TEST ABNORMAL (316 patients)
DIABETES MELLITUS (316 patients)
DEHYDRATION (315 patients)
GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (314 patients)
DRUG INTERACTION (313 patients)
PALPITATIONS (307 patients)
DYSPEPSIA (296 patients)
TREMOR (295 patients)
VISION BLURRED (294 patients)
BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED (293 patients)
ERYTHEMA (290 patients)
CONFUSIONAL STATE (289 patients)
HYPERHIDROSIS (289 patients)
DEATH (283 patients)
BLOOD CREATININE INCREASED (263 patients)
SYNCOPE (262 patients)
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (258 patients)
DYSPHAGIA (257 patients)
CHEST DISCOMFORT (256 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISTENSION (254 patients)
HYPERSENSITIVITY (252 patients)
CARDIAC DISORDER (251 patients)
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA (246 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT (243 patients)
ALOPECIA (241 patients)
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (241 patients)
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (229 patients)
CONDITION AGGRAVATED (229 patients)
JOINT SWELLING (224 patients)
FEELING HOT (221 patients)
BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES INCREASED (219 patients)
OSTEOARTHRITIS (218 patients)
URTICARIA (216 patients)
ANHEDONIA (216 patients)
SWELLING (216 patients)
CONTUSION (212 patients)
AMNESIA (212 patients)
DRY MOUTH (211 patients)
CHOLELITHIASIS (209 patients)
FLATULENCE (209 patients)
ANGINA PECTORIS (206 patients)
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN (204 patients)
UNEVALUABLE EVENT (195 patients)
BURNING SENSATION (194 patients)
HYPOGLYCAEMIA (192 patients)
INFECTION (192 patients)
CONVULSION (191 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS OF JAW (190 patients)
MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (190 patients)
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT (186 patients)
PANCREATITIS ACUTE (184 patients)
BLOOD GLUCOSE DECREASED (184 patients)
BRONCHITIS (181 patients)
CHILLS (181 patients)
DYSURIA (180 patients)
HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED (180 patients)
DYSGEUSIA (180 patients)
INTERNATIONAL NORMALISED RATIO INCREASED (176 patients)
BALANCE DISORDER (176 patients)
HEART RATE INCREASED (175 patients)
RENAL IMPAIRMENT (173 patients)
RESPIRATORY FAILURE (170 patients)
PAIN IN JAW (168 patients)
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK (168 patients)
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (167 patients)
PLEURAL EFFUSION (164 patients)
ECONOMIC PROBLEM (161 patients)
SPINAL OSTEOARTHRITIS (160 patients)
ADVERSE EVENT (159 patients)
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (159 patients)
HYPERGLYCAEMIA (159 patients)
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN INCREASED (158 patients)
HAEMORRHAGE (157 patients)
BONE DISORDER (157 patients)
LIVER DISORDER (156 patients)
NECK PAIN (155 patients)
SINUSITIS (155 patients)
CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION (154 patients)
THROMBOCYTOPENIA (154 patients)
MYOPATHY (153 patients)
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (153 patients)
ABASIA (152 patients)
STRESS (151 patients)
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (151 patients)
ARTHRITIS (151 patients)
SWELLING FACE (148 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS (148 patients)
OVERDOSE (147 patients)
OEDEMA (145 patients)
EPISTAXIS (145 patients)
CARDIAC FAILURE (143 patients)
DYSPHONIA (142 patients)
NEPHROLITHIASIS (142 patients)
MENTAL STATUS CHANGES (141 patients)
MITRAL VALVE INCOMPETENCE (141 patients)
RENAL FAILURE CHRONIC (141 patients)
CARDIAC ARREST (140 patients)
OSTEOMYELITIS (138 patients)
ATELECTASIS (138 patients)
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPLAINT (138 patients)
OSTEOPOROSIS (137 patients)
ARRHYTHMIA (137 patients)
SEPSIS (136 patients)
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (136 patients)
MEDICATION ERROR (136 patients)
CELLULITIS (136 patients)
HOT FLUSH (136 patients)
BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASED (136 patients)
INJECTION SITE PAIN (134 patients)
GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE (134 patients)
TACHYCARDIA (133 patients)
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY (132 patients)
BLOOD ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE INCREASED (131 patients)
HEPATIC STEATOSIS (131 patients)
SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME (130 patients)
FEAR (128 patients)
ASTHMA (127 patients)
MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE (124 patients)
ARTHROPATHY (122 patients)
OFF LABEL USE (121 patients)
OSTEOPENIA (120 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION (120 patients)
VISUAL ACUITY REDUCED (118 patients)
BONE PAIN (117 patients)
BRADYCARDIA (117 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSION (116 patients)
MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA (114 patients)
GASTRITIS (114 patients)
DIVERTICULUM (112 patients)
HALLUCINATION (111 patients)
SLEEP DISORDER (110 patients)
INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS (110 patients)
HAEMORRHOIDS (109 patients)
MUSCLE DISORDER (108 patients)
SUICIDAL IDEATION (107 patients)
HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA (107 patients)
BLOOD UREA INCREASED (107 patients)
WRONG TECHNIQUE IN DRUG USAGE PROCESS (107 patients)
PULMONARY EMBOLISM (107 patients)
HEPATITIS (107 patients)
RHINORRHOEA (105 patients)
DYSPNOEA EXERTIONAL (105 patients)
SWOLLEN TONGUE (105 patients)
ANOREXIA (105 patients)
RASH PRURITIC (103 patients)
RIB FRACTURE (103 patients)
LETHARGY (103 patients)
PLATELET COUNT DECREASED (103 patients)
DISORIENTATION (103 patients)
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (102 patients)

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QUESTION MYASTHENIA GRAVIS	I have myasthenia gravis 70yr old,also diabetes/HTN high cholesterol - (hx ca prostate/bladder in remission post chemo/radiation). want to start Zetia but have had terrible results with Lipitor other statin drugs leading to chewing/slurred speech problems. Now on q6wk IVIG treatments and symptoms appear to be subsiding. What is a possible med for the cholesterol??	2015-01-20 15:32:53
QUESTION PLATELET COUNT INCREASED	I have been on zetia for 6 months..blood work today showed platelet count at 730..no previous problems with plt count...wondering could zetia be causing this increase?	2015-02-09 17:04:30
QUESTION FOOD INTERACTION	Can you east citrus products when taking Zetia? Many warnings exists about taking cholesterol medications and citrus products such as grapefruit and oranges.	2015-02-10 19:35:30
QUESTION CELLULITIS STREPTOCOCCAL	I have been on Zetia for one week and have been diagnosed with unexplained staphylococcus cellulitis. Could Zetia be the cause?	2015-03-10 09:09:25
QUESTION CELLULITIS STREPTOCOCCAL	I have been on Zetia for one week and have been diagnosed with unexplained staphylococcus cellulitis. Could Zetia be the cause?	2015-03-10 09:11:57
QUESTION HOARSENESS	Is hoarseness usually a temporary side effect when beginning to take the drug Zetia?	2015-05-21 08:50:44
QUESTION LYMPHOMA	I have non Hoskins lymphoma, should I take zetia?	2015-06-16 09:20:29
QUESTION WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT	can Zetia cause low white blood count	2015-06-22 15:26:08
QUESTION ACNE	I'm female, 71yrs. Taking Zetia. During the first 2 week I had a severe acne, and although reduce my cholesterol level I stopped for 2 weeks and the acne disappeared. I began again and the acne came again. Also I suffered back and whole body pain. I decided to stop all medication for cholesterol and began a vegan diet. I want to know how I can lower my levels without medication?	2015-12-19 08:54:13
QUESTION DRY MOUTH	Will dry mouth go away after taking zetia for a period of time	2016-01-16 18:18:56
QUESTION DRY MOUTH	Will dry mouth go away after taking zetia for a period of time	2016-01-16 18:22:43
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QUESTION ARTHRITIS	Any connection between zetia and any form of arthritis?	2016-03-26 10:14:11
QUESTION CHOLECYSTITIS	ZETIA CAUSED ACUTE GALLSTONES ATTACK MUSCLE ACHES FLU SWOLLEN GLANDS.6 MONTHS LATER US SHOWED NON ACUTE GALLSTONES PLUS FATTY LIVER.I DONT DRINK.HOW DO I PREVENT LIVER CA.HOW DO I REVERSE FATTY LIVER.JIM DOCSREC.COM	2016-04-01 08:55:41
CONCERN CHOLECYSTITIS	TY GP TOLD ME ZETIA HAD NO SE. HE GAVE ME SAMPLES.I TOOK 1 WITH LUNCH AND 1WITH DINNER.NEXT DAY 1 8AM PLUS 1 2PM. 4 IN 24HOURS,2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. I GOT FLU SORE THROAT SWOLLEN GLANDS,MUSCLE ACHES,ABDOMINAL PAIN RU QUADRANT.I CALLED GP ASKED NURSE IF HE WOULD ORDER US OF GB. GP TOLD NURSE TO TELL ME TO STOP DIAGNOSING MYSELF.HE WOULD NOT ORDER US. I WAS BELCHING CONSTANTLY.I HAD VOMITED AFTER A FATTY MEAL THE NIGHT BEFORE.ITOOK1/4 CUP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND IT STOPPED BAD GALL BLADDER PAIN IN 20 NINUTES.IT KEPT FROM ER .A GI MD ORDERED US ABDOMEN . REPORT ACUTE GALLSTONES. GI MD ORDERED ACTIGAL WHICH HAS SIDE EFFECTS.INSTEAD I DID GB FLUSH WITH APPLE JUICE 4TBL EPSOM SAULT F/B 1/2CUP OLIVE OIL +GRAPEFRUIT. I FELT BETTER IN WEEKS.5MO LATER REPEAT US ABDOMIN SHOWS NON_ACUTE GALLSTONES PLUS NEW FATTY LIVER DISEASE.I STILL BELCH FREQUENTLY.IM NOW ON LOW FATLOW CARB DIET.I DONT DRINK. I KNOW ZETIA OD CAUSED ACUTE GALLSTONES AND FB FATTY LIVER. BAD DRUG. WHAT CAN CURE FATTY LIVER BEFORE I GET CANCER ?DOCSREC@MSN.COM.	2016-04-01 11:18:03
QUESTION IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDER	Does Zetia cause Alopecia Areata	2016-06-18 19:26:24
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:44:40
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:44:41
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:44:51
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:44:51
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:44:54
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:01
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:07
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:13
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:22
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:22
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:23
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:29
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:29
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:29
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:32
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:33
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:37
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:37
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:38
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:39
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:55
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:45:59
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:00
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:01
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:01
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:01
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:11
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:11
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:12
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:17
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:20
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:20
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:28
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:29
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:33
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:33
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss	2016-07-17 08:46:35
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss2	2016-07-17 08:46:41
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss2	2016-07-17 08:46:43
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss2	2016-07-17 08:46:49
QUESTION BONE LOSS	Was on boniva until last bone test loss of 8%in hip only change started zetia can this be reason for bone loss2	2016-07-17 08:46:49
QUESTION TINNITUS	Can Zetia cause Tinnitis?	2017-03-14 16:36:41

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