Atenolol and Interstitial lung disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Interstitial lung disease is reported as a side effect among people who take Atenolol (atenolol), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Prednisone, and have Atrial fibrillation/flutter.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Interstitial lung disease when taking Atenolol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 170,420 people who have side effects when taking Atenolol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Atenolol?

Atenolol has active ingredients of atenolol. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 176,618 Atenolol users. Check the latest studies of Atenolol.

What is Interstitial lung disease?

Interstitial lung disease is found to be associated with 1,500 drugs and 1,841 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Interstitial lung disease.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

170,420 people reported to have side effects when taking Atenolol.
Among them, 449 people (0.26%) have Interstitial lung disease.

Could Atenolol cause Interstitial lung disease?

Among these 449 people:

How long have people been on Atenolol when they have Interstitial lung disease? *

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What is the gender of people who have Interstitial lung disease when taking Atenolol? *

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What is the age of people who have Interstitial lung disease when taking Atenolol? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Atenolol (176,618 reports)

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Interstitial lung disease (69,102 reports)

How severe was Interstitial lung disease and when was it recovered:

Interstitial lung disease in Atenolol

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of atenolol:

Interstitial lung disease and drugs with ingredients of atenolol (603 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 Atenolol:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Interstitial lung disease:

Interstitial lung disease (1,500 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Interstitial lung disease:

Interstitial lung disease (1,841 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Thangakunam B, Christopher DJ, Mathews V, Srivastava A, "Mesenchymal stromal stem cell therapy in advanced interstitial lung disease-Anaphylaxis and short-term follow-up", Lung India: official organ of Indian Chest Society, 2015 Jan .
Kato, M., Oiso, N., Nozaki, Y., Inoue, A., Hosono, Y., Funauchi, M., ... & Kawada, A., "Antitumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor‐induced dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease with anti‐PL 12 autoantibody: Signs of antisynthetase syndrome", The Journal of dermatology, 2012 Jan .
Thangakunam B, Christopher DJ, Mathews V, Srivastava A, "Mesenchymal stromal stem cell therapy in advanced interstitial lung disease-Anaphylaxis and short-term follow-up", Lung India: official organ of Indian Chest Society, 2015 Jan .
Kato, M., Oiso, N., Nozaki, Y., Inoue, A., Hosono, Y., Funauchi, M., ... & Kawada, A., "Antitumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor‐induced dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease with anti‐PL 12 autoantibody: Signs of antisynthetase syndrome", The Journal of dermatology, 2012 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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