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Often additional risks of using a medication, such as Metamucil, become known after product is used by a larger number of patients, for a longer period of time, and by patients with different health characteristics from those studied before drug approval. This page allows You to Find answers and discuss health symptoms with other Metamucil users, Learn more about unwanted side effects & find ways to reduce them. Browse Metamucil Adverse Reports reported to FDA and participate in Metamucil discussion, find alternative treatments and find ways to avoid or reduce risks associated with using Metamucil. You can also Post a question to users community or Ask a Doctor. PatientsVille.com is Your Complete Guide to all common, undocumented and undisclosed side effects associated with drugs and vaccines. Browse More Drug Reports Here: A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

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5870879-5 | Vaginal Fistula
on Sep 02, 2008 Female patient from UNITED STATES , weighting 154.3 lb, was treated with Metamucil (View Usage). Patient experienced the following unwanted or unexpected effects: vaginal fistula. Metamucil dosage: Unk. During the same period patient was treated with SYNTHROID (Unk) (View Synthroid Review and Synthroid Label ), K DUR (Unk) (View K-dur Review and K-dur Label ), LOTREL (Unk) (View Lotrel Review and Lotrel Label ), METOPROLOL TARTRATE (Unk) (View Metoprolol Tartrate Review and Metoprolol Tartrate Label ), FUROSEMIDE (Unk) (View Furosemide Review and Furosemide Label ), BEVACIZUMAB (View Bevacizumab Review and Bevacizumab Label ), LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM (View Leucovorin Calcium Review and Leucovorin Calcium Label ). Patient was hospitalized.

5766609-8 | Dizziness, Headache
Patient was taking Metamucil (View Usage). Patient had the following side effects: dizziness (What is dizziness?), headache (What is headache?) on Jun 10, 2008 from UNITED STATES Additional patient health information: Female patient , 65 years of age, weighting 129.0 lb, . Metamucil dosage: .

5277587-2 | Fistula
Adverse event was reported on Mar 21, 2007 by a Female patient taking Metamucil (View Usage) (Dosage: Unk) was diagnosed with colorectal cancer metastatic and. Location: UNITED STATES , weighting 154.3 lb, After Metamucil was administered, patient had the following side effects: fistula (What is fistula?). During the same period patient was treated with SYNTHROID (Unk) (View Synthroid Review and Synthroid Label ), K DUR 10 (Unk) (View K-dur 10 Review and K-dur 10 Label ), LOTREL (Unk) (View Lotrel Review and Lotrel Label ), METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (Unk) (View Metoprolol Succinate Review and Metoprolol Succinate Label ), FUROSEMIDE (Unk) (View Furosemide Review and Furosemide Label ), BEVACIZUMAB (View Bevacizumab Review and Bevacizumab Label ), LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM (View Leucovorin Calcium Review and Leucovorin Calcium Label ). Patient was hospitalized.

5040212-X | Fistula
on Jun 26, 2006 Female patient from UNITED STATES , weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer metastatic and was treated with Metamucil (View Usage). Patient experienced the following unwanted or unexpected effects: fistula (What is fistula?). Metamucil dosage: Unk. During the same period patient was treated with BENEFIBER (Unk) (View Benefiber Review and Benefiber Label ), FERREX (Unk) (View Ferrex Review and Ferrex Label ), SYNTHROID (Unk) (View Synthroid Review and Synthroid Label ), K DUR 10 (Unk) (View K-dur 10 Review and K-dur 10 Label ), LOTREL (Unk) (View Lotrel Review and Lotrel Label ), METOPROLOL TARTRATE (Unk) (View Metoprolol Tartrate Review and Metoprolol Tartrate Label ), FUROSEMIDE (Unk) (View Furosemide Review and Furosemide Label ). Patient was hospitalized.


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oral   spanish town

10:17am on Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Does taking Metamusil for a long time cause kidney stones.

Rich C   Washington State 

12:36pm on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

I have been using Metamucil daily for months now and this is the 1st time since 1985 that my cholest... read more »

JANICE   TULSA,OK 

8:46am on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

METAMUCIL ITS A KIND OF COLON CLEANCER?

Peter   New York 

11:25am on Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Been using Metamucil for many months, great product, no problems

To find out about documented side effects or safety concerns read either the drug label or the drug's package insert. You may also want to speak with your pharmacist or healthcare provider. All medicines have benefits and risks. The risks are the chances that something unwanted or unexpected could happen to you when you use them. You can protect yourself by searching summaries of recent safety alerts, adverse reports. Sometimes there are risks that only come to light after a medical product gets on the market and is used in a larger number of patients, for a longer period of time, and in patients whose health characteristics are different from those of the patients studied before approval.

Be aware of the following potential Metamucil risks to be aware of: 1. Watch for any Serious adverse events, such as life-threatening situation, which can require an admission to hospital or longer-than-expected hospital stay, permanent disability, birth defect, miscarriage, stillbirth, or birth with serious disease requires medical care to prevent permanent damage
2. Any potential Metamucil quality problem: suspected counterfeit product, potentially contaminated product indicated by suspicious odor or unusual color, inaccurate or unreadable product labeling
3. Potential Metamucil use error: mixing up products with similar drug names or packaging, taking wrong dose of a drug because of confusing dosing instructions on label
4. When applicable, Problems with different manufacturer of same medicine: not getting same results from a generic drug as a brand name drug, or from another generic

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