Acthar and Advair hfa drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Acthar (corticotropin) and Advair hfa (fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate). Common drug interactions include ataxia among females and headache among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Acthar and Advair hfa. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 37 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Acthar?
Acthar has active ingredients of corticotropin. eHealthMe is studying from 4,948 Acthar users. Check the latest studies of Acthar.
What is Advair hfa?
Advair hfa has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 69,790 Advair hfa users. Check the latest studies of Advair hfa.
37 people who take Acthar and Advair hfa together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Acthar and Advair Hfa, by gender? *:
female:
- Ataxia (loss of full control of bodily movements)
- Blood alkaline phosphatase increased
- Blood potassium decreased
- Cardiac arrest
- Diplopia (double vision)
- Dizziness
- Dry skin
- Headache (pain in head)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Pneumonia
male:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Cough
- Death
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
- Renal disorder (kidney disease)
- Tinnitus (a ringing in the ears)
- Vision blurred
- Decreased appetite
- Feeling jittery
- Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing)
What are the common drug interactions of Acthar and Advair Hfa, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
- Cough
- Cyst (a closed sac)
- Dizziness
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Injection site haemorrhage (bleeding from injection site)
- Oxygen saturation decreased
- Pulmonary hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery)
- Weight decreased
- Epistaxis (bleed from the nose)
40-49:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Furuncle (infection of the hair follicle)
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Decreased appetite
- Dry skin
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Feeling jittery
- Neutropenia (an abnormally low number of neutrophils)
50-59:
- Cholelithiasis (the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)
- Pneumonia
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Cardiac failure congestive
- Epistaxis (bleed from the nose)
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body)
- Heart rate decreased
- Diarrhoea
- Drug ineffective
- Myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
60+:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Asthenia (weakness)
- Blood pressure fluctuation
- Blood pressure increased
- Bronchial disorder
- Chest discomfort
- Confusional state
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
- Diarrhoea
- Disease progression
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands): 14 people, 37.84%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 6 people, 16.22%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 5 people, 13.51%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 5 people, 13.51%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 4 people, 10.81%
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells in lungs): 4 people, 10.81%
- Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 3 people, 8.11%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Acthar (4,948 reports)
- Advair hfa (69,790 reports)
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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 zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Acthar:
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 zBrowse all side effects of Advair hfa:
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 zBrowse all interactions between Acthar and drugs from A to Z:
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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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on corticotropin and fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate (the active ingredients of Acthar and Advair hfa, respectively), and Acthar and Advair hfa (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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