Actifed and Sciatica - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sciatica is reported as a side effect among people who take Actifed (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Acetaminophen, and have Breast cancer.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sciatica when taking Actifed. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 991 people who have side effects when taking Actifed from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Actifed?

Actifed has active ingredients of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 1,091 Actifed users. Check the latest studies of Actifed.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve) is found to be associated with 1,144 drugs and 1,429 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sciatica.

On Mar, 27, 2026

991 people reported to have side effects when taking Actifed.
Among them, 21 people (2.12%) have Sciatica.

Among these 21 people:

What is the gender of people who have Sciatica when taking Actifed? *

female: 95.24 %
male: 4.76 %

What is the age of people who have Sciatica when taking Actifed? *

What are other drugs people take besides Actifed? *

Acetaminophen: 21 people, 100.00%
Celebrex: 20 people, 95.24%
Fish Oil: 14 people, 66.67%
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride: 13 people, 61.90%
Zometa: 11 people, 52.38%
Effexor: 11 people, 52.38%
Lovenox: 11 people, 52.38%
Macrobid: 11 people, 52.38%
Diovan: 11 people, 52.38%
Restoril: 11 people, 52.38%

What are other side effects people have besides Sciatica? *

High Blood Pressure: 21 people, 100.00%
Swelling: 21 people, 100.00%
Memory Loss: 20 people, 95.24%
General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 20 people, 95.24%
Folliculitis (infection of hair root): 20 people, 95.24%
Stress And Anxiety: 20 people, 95.24%
Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 17 people, 80.95%
Muscle Injury: 17 people, 80.95%
Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 14 people, 66.67%
Pain In Extremity: 14 people, 66.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Hot Flush (sudden feelings of heat): 11 people, 52.38%
Breast Cancer: 11 people, 52.38%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 10 people, 47.62%
Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 28.57%
Indigestion: 4 people, 19.05%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 3 people, 14.29%
Ankylosing Spondylitis (type of arthritis affecting the spine): 3 people, 14.29%
Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 3 people, 14.29%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 3 people, 14.29%
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 9.52%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Actifed (1,091 reports)

Sciatica treatments and more:

Sciatica (28,509 reports)

How severe was Sciatica and when was it recovered:

Sciatica in Actifed

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride:

Sciatica and drugs with ingredients of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride (25 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 Actifed:

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 z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Sciatica:

Sciatica (1,144 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Sciatica:

Sciatica (1,429 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Actifed) and Actifed (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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