Adrenal cortex side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)

Summary:

Side effects are reported by people who take Adrenal cortex (adrenal extract). Common side effects include abdominal discomfort among females and anal abscess among males.

The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on 80 reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Adrenal Cortex?

Adrenal cortex has active ingredients of adrenal extract. eHealthMe is studying from 88 Adrenal cortex users. Check the latest studies of Adrenal cortex.



On Jul, 11, 2026

80 people who take Adrenal Cortex and have side effects are studied.

Adrenal cortex side effects.

What are the common side effects of Adrenal Cortex, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Abdominal discomfort
  2. Aortic aneurysm rupture (enlarged aortic artery rapture caused by a weakening of the artery wall)
  3. Abdominal pain
  4. Anxiety
  5. Bile duct stenosis (abnormal narrowing of the common bile duct)
  6. Meningitis aseptic (a condition that causes the membranes covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed)
  7. Abasia (inability to walk)
  8. Abdominal pain upper
  9. Affective disorder (mental disorder)
  10. Ageusia (loss of taste functions of the tongue)

male:

  1. Anal abscess
  2. Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood)
  3. Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (lung disorder caused by aspergillus fungi)
  4. Cardio-respiratory arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs)
  5. Colitis (inflammation of colon)
  6. Cytomegalovirus viraemia (cytomegalo virus in blood stream)
  7. Death
  8. Dermatitis atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder)
  9. Drug ineffective
  10. Eyelid ptosis (falling of the upper or lower eyelid)

What are the common side effects of Adrenal Cortex, by age (0-1 to 60+) *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

  1. Abdominal pain
  2. Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (lung disorder caused by aspergillus fungi)
  3. Cytomegalovirus viraemia (cytomegalo virus in blood stream)
  4. Eyelid ptosis (falling of the upper or lower eyelid)

20-29:

  1. Abdominal discomfort
  2. Anaemia (lack of blood)

30-39:

  1. Anal abscess
  2. Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood)
  3. Graft versus host disease (the donated bone marrow or stem cells view the recipient's body as foreign, and the donated cells/bone marrow attack the body)
  4. Abdominal pain upper
  5. Affective disorder (mental disorder)
  6. Dermatitis atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder)
  7. Drug ineffective

40-49:

  1. Abasia (inability to walk)
  2. Blood alkaline phosphatase increased
  3. Cytomegalovirus infection
  4. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  5. Headache (pain in head)

50-59:

  1. Bile duct stenosis (abnormal narrowing of the common bile duct)
  2. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (scar tissue that forms in parts of the kidney called glomeruli)
  3. Hyperoxaluria (excessive urinary excretion of oxalate)
  4. Abdominal pain
  5. Ageusia (loss of taste functions of the tongue)
  6. Anxiety
  7. Chest pain
  8. Death
  9. Dizziness
  10. Ureteric stenosis (abnormal narrowing or contraction of a duct or canal)

60+:

  1. Aortic aneurysm rupture (enlarged aortic artery rapture caused by a weakening of the artery wall)
  2. Blood pressure decreased
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Asthma
  5. Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
  6. Cytomegalovirus viraemia (cytomegalo virus in blood stream)
  7. Hepatitis fulminant (life-threatening condition defined by significantly impaired liver function)
  8. Infection
  9. Lymphadenopathy (disease or enlargement of lymph nodes)
  10. Malignant neoplasm progression (cancer tumour came back)

What are the common side effects of Adrenal Cortex, by the time people have been on the drug (< 1 month to 10+ years)? *:

< 1 month:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Cytomegalovirus viraemia (cytomegalo virus in blood stream)

1 - 6 months:

n/a

6 - 12 months:

n/a

1 - 2 years:

  1. Blood alkaline phosphatase increased

2 - 5 years:

n/a

5 - 10 years:

n/a

10+ years:

n/a

not specified:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Bile duct stenosis (abnormal narrowing of the common bile duct)
  3. Blood pressure decreased
  4. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (scar tissue that forms in parts of the kidney called glomeruli)
  5. Hyperoxaluria (excessive urinary excretion of oxalate)
  6. Meningitis aseptic (a condition that causes the membranes covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed)
  7. Pneumonia
  8. Rash
  9. Abasia (inability to walk)
  10. Abdominal pain upper

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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The study is based on adrenal extract (the active ingredients of Adrenal cortex) and Adrenal cortex (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.

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