Budesonide and Convulsion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Convulsion is reported as a side effect among people who take Budesonide (budesonide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Remicade, and have Diarrhea.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Convulsion when taking Budesonide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 42,490 people who have side effects when taking Budesonide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Budesonide?

Budesonide has active ingredients of budesonide. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 42,933 Budesonide users. Check the latest studies of Budesonide.

What is Convulsion?

Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body) is found to be associated with 1,864 drugs and 2,856 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Convulsion.



On Jul, 05, 2026

42,490 people reported to have side effects when taking Budesonide.
Among them, 75 people (0.18%) have Convulsion.

Could Budesonide cause Convulsion?

Among these 75 people:

How long have people been on Budesonide when they have Convulsion? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 100 %
  • 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 Convulsion when taking Budesonide? *

  • female: 31.51 %
  • male: 68.49 %

What is the age of people who have Convulsion when taking Budesonide? *

  • 0-1: 13.46 %
  • 2-9: 7.69 %
  • 10-19: 17.31 %
  • 20-29: 1.92 %
  • 30-39: 3.85 %
  • 40-49: 5.77 %
  • 50-59: 19.23 %
  • 60+: 30.77 %

What are other drugs people take besides Budesonide? *

  1. Remicade: 22 people, 29.33%
  2. Imuran: 13 people, 17.33%
  3. Macrobid: 13 people, 17.33%
  4. Prednisone: 11 people, 14.67%
  5. Vitamin E: 9 people, 12.00%
  6. Entocort Ec: 9 people, 12.00%
  7. Clonazepam: 7 people, 9.33%
  8. Albuterol: 7 people, 9.33%
  9. Synagis: 7 people, 9.33%
  10. Keppra: 6 people, 8.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Convulsion? *

  1. Fever: 18 people, 24.00%
  2. Mucosal Inflammation (infection of mucous membrane): 13 people, 17.33%
  3. Tumor Lysis Syndrome: 13 people, 17.33%
  4. Small Intestinal Ulcer Haemorrhage (bleeding ulcer of small intestine): 13 people, 17.33%
  5. Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 12 people, 16.00%
  6. Rashes (redness): 8 people, 10.67%
  7. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8 people, 10.67%
  8. Diarrhea: 7 people, 9.33%
  9. Fall: 7 people, 9.33%
  10. Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma (neoplasm comprising medium-sized cytotoxic t-cells that show a significant sinusoidal infiltration in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow): 7 people, 9.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Diarrhea: 5 people, 6.67%
  2. Depression: 4 people, 5.33%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 5.33%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 5.33%
  5. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 5.33%
  6. Itching: 3 people, 4.00%
  7. Pain: 3 people, 4.00%
  8. Headache (pain in head): 3 people, 4.00%
  9. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 4.00%
  10. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 4.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Convulsion and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of budesonide:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

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