Acth and Abnormal behavior - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Abnormal behavior is reported as a side effect among people who take Acth (corticotropin), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Clonazepam, and have Infantile spasms.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Abnormal behavior when taking Acth. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,384 people who have side effects when taking Acth from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Acth?

Acth has active ingredients of corticotropin. eHealthMe is studying from 5,402 Acth users. Check the latest studies of Acth.

What is Abnormal behavior?

Abnormal behavior is found to be associated with 1,465 drugs and 1,871 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Abnormal behavior.

On Nov, 04, 2025

5,384 people reported to have side effects when taking Acth.
Among them, 11 people (0.2%) have Abnormal behavior.

Among these 11 people:

What is the gender of people who have Abnormal behavior when taking Acth? *

female: 81.82 %
male: 18.18 %

What is the age of people who have Abnormal behavior when taking Acth? *

What are other drugs people take besides Acth? *

What are other side effects people have besides Abnormal behavior? *

Irritability: 5 people, 45.45%
Mood Swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood): 4 people, 36.36%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 2 people, 18.18%
Drowsiness: 2 people, 18.18%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 18.18%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 18.18%
Anger: 2 people, 18.18%
Appetite - Increased (increased appetite is when you want to eat much more often or in larger quantities than your body requires): 1 person, 9.09%
Cardio-Respiratory Arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs): 1 person, 9.09%
Cognitive Disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving): 1 person, 9.09%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Infantile Spasms: 4 people, 36.36%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2 people, 18.18%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 2 people, 18.18%
Uveitis (inflammation of the uvea): 1 person, 9.09%
Myoclonus (a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles): 1 person, 9.09%
Glomerulonephritis Membranoproliferative (a type of glomerulonephritis caused by deposits in the kidney glomerular mesangium and basement membrane (gbm) thickening): 1 person, 9.09%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Abnormal behavior (1,871 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on corticotropin (the active ingredients of Acth) and Acth (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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