Actrapid and Itching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Itching is reported as a side effect among people who take Actrapid (insulin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Neupogen, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Itching when taking Actrapid. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,843 people who have side effects when taking Actrapid from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Actrapid?
Actrapid has active ingredients of insulin. eHealthMe is studying from 4,864 Actrapid users. Check the latest studies of Actrapid.
What is Itching?
Itching is found to be associated with 3,211 drugs and 4,532 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.
4,843 people reported to have side effects when taking Actrapid.
Among them, 74 people (1.53%) have Itching.

Among these 74 people:
How long have people been on Actrapid when they have Itching? *
- < 1 month: 100 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Itching when taking Actrapid? *
- female: 70.27 %
- male: 29.73 %
What is the age of people who have Itching when taking Actrapid? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 31.94 %
- 40-49: 4.17 %
- 50-59: 8.33 %
- 60+: 55.56 %
What are other drugs people take besides Actrapid? *
- Neupogen: 26 people, 35.14%
- Lasix: 23 people, 31.08%
- Vancomycin: 21 people, 28.38%
- Imodium: 20 people, 27.03%
- Zofran: 20 people, 27.03%
- Isoptin: 19 people, 25.68%
- Diflucan: 19 people, 25.68%
- Claforan: 17 people, 22.97%
- Lantus: 15 people, 20.27%
- Clexane: 10 people, 13.51%
What are other side effects people have besides Itching? *
- Rashes (redness): 26 people, 35.14%
- Fever: 26 people, 35.14%
- Erythema Multiforme (a type of hypersensitivity reaction): 21 people, 28.38%
- Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure): 19 people, 25.68%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 16 people, 21.62%
- High Blood Pressure: 14 people, 18.92%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 14 people, 18.92%
- Diarrhea: 13 people, 17.57%
- General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 12 people, 16.22%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 12 people, 16.22%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Pressure: 17 people, 22.97%
- Diabetes: 12 people, 16.22%
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 10 people, 13.51%
- Pain: 10 people, 13.51%
- Abdominal Pain: 9 people, 12.16%
- Depression: 9 people, 12.16%
- Essential Hypertension (primary hypertension): 8 people, 10.81%
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow)): 8 people, 10.81%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 7 people, 9.46%
- Myocardial Ischaemia (the blood flow through one or more of the blood vessels that lead to heart (coronary arteries) is decreased): 7 people, 9.46%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Actrapid:
- Actrapid (4,864 reports)
Itching treatments and more:
- Itching (398,819 reports)
How severe was Itching and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of insulin:
- Itching and drugs with ingredients of insulin (54 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 Actrapid:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Itching:
- Itching (3,211 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Itching:
- Itching (4,532 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin (the active ingredients of Actrapid) and Actrapid (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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