Astepro and Stroke - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Stroke is reported as a side effect among people who take Astepro (azelastine hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Aspirin, and have Immunodeficiency common variable.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Stroke when taking Astepro. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,166 people who have side effects when taking Astepro from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Astepro?

Astepro has active ingredients of azelastine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 3,336 Astepro users. Check the latest studies of Astepro.

What is Stroke?

Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen) is found to be associated with 2,340 drugs and 3,028 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Stroke.

On Jun, 12, 2026

3,166 people reported to have side effects when taking Astepro.
Among them, 15 people (0.47%) have Stroke.

Among these 15 people:

What is the gender of people who have Stroke when taking Astepro? *

female: 80 %
male: 20 %

What is the age of people who have Stroke when taking Astepro? *

What are other drugs people take besides Astepro? *

What are other side effects people have besides Stroke? *

Drowsiness: 5 people, 33.33%
High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 33.33%
Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 33.33%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 5 people, 33.33%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 33.33%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 5 people, 33.33%
Cardiac Flutter (abnormal heart rhythm): 4 people, 26.67%
Migraine (headache): 4 people, 26.67%
Itching: 4 people, 26.67%
Infusion Site Haemorrhage (bleeding from infusion site): 4 people, 26.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 4 people, 26.67%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 2 people, 13.33%
Rhinitis (a medical term for irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose): 1 person, 6.67%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 1 person, 6.67%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 6.67%
Migraine (headache): 1 person, 6.67%
Hypertriglyceridaemia (excess of triglycerides in the blood): 1 person, 6.67%
Hypersensitivity: 1 person, 6.67%
High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 6.67%
Hepatitis C: 1 person, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Astepro (3,336 reports)

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Stroke (334,635 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Stroke:

Stroke (2,340 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Stroke:

Stroke (3,028 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on azelastine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Astepro) and Astepro (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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