Celestone and Ambien drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Celestone (betamethasone) and Ambien (zolpidem tartrate). Common drug interactions include rheumatoid arthritis among females and pain among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Celestone and Ambien. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 61 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Celestone?
Celestone has active ingredients of betamethasone. It is often used in bursitis. eHealthMe is studying from 1,788 Celestone users. Check the latest studies of Celestone.
What is Ambien?
Ambien has active ingredients of zolpidem tartrate. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 93,519 Ambien users. Check the latest studies of Ambien.
61 people who take Celestone and Ambien together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Celestone and Ambien, by gender? *:
female:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints)
- Road traffic accident
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Weight increased
- Vomiting
- Fall
- Myoclonus (a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles)
- Arteriosclerosis (thickening and hardening of arteries)
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)
male:
- Pain
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Breast mass
- Calculus ureteric (stone in ureter)
- Costochondritis (chest wall pain)
- Dental caries
- Disability
- Drug withdrawal syndrome (interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning. are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation)
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
What are the common drug interactions of Celestone and Ambien, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Drug exposure during pregnancy
- Premature labour
30-39:
- Constipation
- Depression
- Drug withdrawal syndrome (interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning. are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation)
- Pain
- Drug abuser
- Drug dependence
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
- Bronchopneumonia (inflammation of the lungs, arising in the bronchi or bronchioles)
- Confusional state
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
40-49:
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (involves fibrosis of skin, joints, eyes due to kidney disease)
- Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
- Cervical spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck)
- Convulsions (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled of muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly)
- Depression
- Drug effect decreased
- Hallucination (an experience involving the perception of something not present)
- Impotence (powerlessness)
- Intervertebral disc prolapse (spinal disc prolapse)
- Sleep terror (felling of terror in sleep)
50-59:
- Nipple pain
- Pharyngolaryngeal pain
- Pneumonia bacterial (pneumonia associated with bacterial infection)
- Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints)
- Road traffic accident
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Dizziness
- Arteriosclerosis (thickening and hardening of arteries)
- Myoclonus (a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles)
- Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
60+:
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Disability
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Gastritis erosive (a break in the surface layer of the membrane lining the stomach with infection)
- Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
- Gynaecomastia (enlargement of the gland tissue of the male breast)
- Hiatus hernia (hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Pain: 20 people, 32.79%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 9 people, 14.75%
- Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 13.11%
- High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 13.11%
- Depression: 7 people, 11.48%
- Hypersensitivity: 6 people, 9.84%
- Gastroenteritis Eosinophilic (white blood cell deposits in tissue of stomach or intestine with infection): 6 people, 9.84%
- Asthma: 6 people, 9.84%
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes: 5 people, 8.20%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 6.56%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Browse all drug interactions of Celestone and Ambien:
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+
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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 zRelated publications that referenced our studies
- Hsu FG, Sheu MJ, Lin CL, Hsieh YW, Lai SW, "Use of Zolpidem and Risk of Acute Pyelonephritis in Women: A Population‐Based Case‐Control Study in Taiwan", The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017 Mar .
- Lin SC, Su YC, Huang YS, Lee CC, "Zolpidem increased cancer risk in patients with sleep disorder: A 3-year follow-up study", Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Mar .
- Sun Y, Lin CC, Lu CJ, Hsu CY, Kao CH, "Association between zolpidem and suicide: a nationwide population-based case-control study", InMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 Mar .
- Liao KF, Lin CL, Lai SW, Chen WC, "Zolpidem use associated with increased risk of pyogenic liver abscess: a case-control study in Taiwan", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
- Hsu FG, Sheu MJ, Lin CL, Hsieh YW, Lai SW, "Use of Zolpidem and Risk of Acute Pyelonephritis in Women: A Population‐Based Case‐Control Study in Taiwan", The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017 Mar .
- Lin SC, Su YC, Huang YS, Lee CC, "Zolpidem increased cancer risk in patients with sleep disorder: A 3-year follow-up study", Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Mar .
- Sun Y, Lin CC, Lu CJ, Hsu CY, Kao CH, "Association between zolpidem and suicide: a nationwide population-based case-control study", InMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 Mar .
- Liao KF, Lin CL, Lai SW, Chen WC, "Zolpidem use associated with increased risk of pyogenic liver abscess: a case-control study in Taiwan", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on betamethasone and zolpidem tartrate (the active ingredients of Celestone and Ambien, respectively), and Celestone and Ambien (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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