Diamox and Acute severe asthma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Acute severe asthma is reported as a side effect among people who take Diamox (acetazolamide), especially for people who are male, 10-19 old, also take Lasix, and have Asthma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Acute severe asthma when taking Diamox. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,260 people who have side effects when taking Diamox from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Diamox?

Diamox has active ingredients of acetazolamide. It is often used in pseudotumor cerebri. eHealthMe is studying from 4,711 Diamox users. Check the latest studies of Diamox.

What is Acute severe asthma?

Acute severe asthma is found to be associated with 124 drugs and 333 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Acute severe asthma.

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eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 26, 2026

4,260 people reported to have side effects when taking Diamox.
Among them, 11 people (0.26%) have Acute severe asthma.

Among these 11 people:

What is the gender of people who have Acute severe asthma when taking Diamox? *

female: 0.0 %
male: 100 %

What is the age of people who have Acute severe asthma when taking Diamox? *

What are other drugs people take besides Diamox? *

What are other side effects people have besides Acute severe asthma? *

Lactic Acidosis (low ph in body tissues): 11 people, 100.00%
Septic Shock (shock due to blood infection): 11 people, 100.00%
Cardiogenic Shock (inadequate circulation of blood): 11 people, 100.00%
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (systemic activation of blood coagulation): 10 people, 90.91%
Gastrointestinal Necrosis (destruction of gastrointestinal organ): 9 people, 81.82%
Acute Kidney Failure: 9 people, 81.82%
Hepatic Failure (liver failure): 9 people, 81.82%
Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 9 people, 81.82%
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 9 people, 81.82%
Ileus Paralytic (obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles): 9 people, 81.82%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Asthma: 11 people, 100.00%
Fever: 7 people, 63.64%
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 2 people, 18.18%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Acute severe asthma:

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Related publications that referenced our studies

Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .
Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .

How the study uses the data?

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