Acetylcysteine and Obstructive airways disorder - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Obstructive airways disorder is reported as a side effect among people who take Acetylcysteine (acetylcysteine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Symbicort, and have Asthma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Obstructive airways disorder when taking Acetylcysteine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,475 people who have side effects when taking Acetylcysteine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Acetylcysteine?

Acetylcysteine has active ingredients of acetylcysteine. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 11,563 Acetylcysteine users. Check the latest studies of Acetylcysteine.

What is Obstructive airways disorder?

Obstructive airways disorder (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe) is found to be associated with 887 drugs and 1,234 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Obstructive airways disorder.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

11,475 people reported to have side effects when taking Acetylcysteine.
Among them, 201 people (1.75%) have Obstructive airways disorder.

Could Acetylcysteine cause Obstructive airways disorder?

Among these 201 people:

How long have people been on Acetylcysteine when they have Obstructive airways disorder? *

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What is the gender of people who have Obstructive airways disorder when taking Acetylcysteine? *

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What is the age of people who have Obstructive airways disorder when taking Acetylcysteine? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Acetylcysteine and have Obstructive airways disorder?

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Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Acetylcysteine:

Acetylcysteine (11,563 reports)

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Obstructive airways disorder (16,311 reports)

How severe was Obstructive airways disorder and when was it recovered:

Obstructive airways disorder in Acetylcysteine

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetylcysteine:

Obstructive airways disorder and drugs with ingredients of acetylcysteine (203 reports)

Sub-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 Acetylcysteine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Obstructive airways disorder:

Obstructive airways disorder (887 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Obstructive airways disorder:

Obstructive airways disorder (1,234 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetylcysteine (the active ingredients of Acetylcysteine) and Acetylcysteine (the brand name). 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?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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