Elidel and Eye irritation - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Eye irritation is found among people who take Elidel, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Elidel and have Eye irritation. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,352 people who have side effects when taking Elidel from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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4,352 people reported to have side effects when taking Elidel.
Among them, 122 people (2.8%) have Eye irritation.
What is Elidel?
Elidel has active ingredients of pimecrolimus. It is often used in eczema. eHealthMe is studying from 4,190 Elidel users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Eye irritation?
Eye irritation is found to be associated with 1,770 drugs and 1,165 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Elidel and Eye irritation reports submitted per year:

Time on Elidel when people have Eye irritation *:
Gender of people who have Eye irritation when taking Elidel*:
Age of people who have Eye irritation when taking Elidel *:
Common drugs people take besides Elidel *:
Common side effects people have besides Eye irritation *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Elidel and have Eye irritation?
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How severe was Eye irritation and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pimecrolimus:
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Elidel:
- Elidel (4,190 reports)
Common Elidel side effects:
- Abdominal pain: 126 reports
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 160 reports
- Application site erythema (redness of the skin at application site): 147 reports
- Back pain: 106 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 190 reports
- Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 103 reports
- Chest pain: 121 reports
- Cough: 151 reports
- Depression: 117 reports
- Dermatitis atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 106 reports
- Diarrhea: 190 reports
- Dizziness: 131 reports
- Drug ineffective: 239 reports
- Dry skin: 106 reports
- Eczema (patches of skin become rough and inflamed, with itching and bleeding blisters): 196 reports
- Eye irritation: 122 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 294 reports
- Fever: 243 reports
- Hair loss: 164 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 188 reports
- Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer originating from white blood cells): 177 reports
- Injury: 150 reports
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 146 reports
- Itching: 274 reports
- Joint pain: 142 reports
- Lymph follicular hypertrophy (an increase in the size of the lymph node follicles): 240 reports
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 201 reports
- Nausea and vomiting: 170 reports
- Non-hodgkin's lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 129 reports
- Pain: 196 reports
- Pain in extremity: 122 reports
- Rashes (redness): 516 reports
- Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 155 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 154 reports
- Upper respiratory tract infection: 118 reports
- Urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely): 114 reports
- Weakness: 166 reports
- Weight decreased: 188 reports
Browse all side effects of Elidel:
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Common drugs associated with Eye irritation:
- Abilify: 115 reports
- Accutane: 131 reports
- Acetylsalicylic acid: 137 reports
- Actemra: 104 reports
- Adapalene: 723 reports
- Advair hfa: 119 reports
- Advil: 111 reports
- Alaway: 412 reports
- Albuterol: 243 reports
- Allegra: 212 reports
- Allopurinol: 147 reports
- Alphagan: 468 reports
- Alphagan p: 333 reports
- Alprazolam: 192 reports
- Ambien: 217 reports
- Amlodipine: 483 reports
- Amoxicillin: 138 reports
- Aspirin: 940 reports
- Atenolol: 340 reports
- Ativan: 172 reports
- Avastin: 253 reports
- Azasite: 176 reports
- Azopt: 261 reports
- Baby aspirin: 131 reports
- Bactrim: 146 reports
- Benadryl: 235 reports
- Biotin: 122 reports
- Botox: 173 reports
- Calcium: 352 reports
- Carvedilol: 126 reports
- Celebrex: 311 reports
- Centrum: 131 reports
- Claritin: 210 reports
- Clonazepam: 231 reports
- Combigan: 522 reports
- Cosentyx: 128 reports
- Cosopt: 664 reports
- Cosopt pf: 366 reports
- Coumadin: 156 reports
- Crestor: 211 reports
- Cymbalta: 216 reports
- Detrol: 122 reports
- Diazepam: 111 reports
- Diovan: 144 reports
- Doxycycline: 170 reports
- Effexor: 107 reports
- Elavil: 113 reports
- Elidel: 122 reports
- Eliquis: 118 reports
- Enbrel: 637 reports
- Eylea: 218 reports
- Fish oil: 402 reports
- Flonase: 195 reports
- Fluoxetine: 102 reports
- Folic acid: 122 reports
- Forteo: 109 reports
- Fosamax: 243 reports
- Furosemide: 293 reports
- Gabapentin: 392 reports
- Gilenya: 176 reports
- Humalog: 135 reports
- Humira: 624 reports
- Hydrochlorothiazide: 329 reports
- Ibu: 244 reports
- Ibuprofen: 244 reports
- Imuran: 123 reports
- Klonopin: 125 reports
- Lamictal: 108 reports
- Lantus: 159 reports
- Lasix: 267 reports
- Lastacaft: 127 reports
- Latanoprost: 990 reports
- Latisse: 1,129 reports
- Levothyroxine sodium: 167 reports
- Lexapro: 143 reports
- Lipitor: 477 reports
- Lisinopril: 639 reports
- Loraz: 200 reports
- Lorazepam: 200 reports
- Losartan: 366 reports
- Lotemax: 351 reports
- Lucentis: 311 reports
- Lumigan: 910 reports
- Lyrica: 379 reports
- Magnesium: 180 reports
- Meloxicam: 204 reports
- Metformin: 568 reports
- Methotrexate: 517 reports
- Morphine: 105 reports
- Multivitamin: 203 reports
- Naproxen: 111 reports
- Neurontin: 188 reports
- Nexium: 307 reports
- Norvasc: 226 reports
- Omeprazole: 574 reports
- Opcon-a: 174 reports
- Oxycodone: 119 reports
- Pantoprazole: 336 reports
- Paracetamol: 102 reports
- Pataday: 210 reports
- Paxil: 107 reports
- Pegasys: 155 reports
- Picato: 117 reports
- Plaquenil: 192 reports
- Plavix: 166 reports
- Potassium: 124 reports
- Pred forte: 109 reports
- Prednisolone: 187 reports
- Prednisolone acetate: 157 reports
- Prednisone: 809 reports
- Pregabalin: 106 reports
- Premarin: 186 reports
- Prevacid: 152 reports
- Prilosec: 228 reports
- Profen: 244 reports
- Protonix: 169 reports
- Prozac: 116 reports
- Q10: 121 reports
- Ranitidine: 200 reports
- Restasis: 5,329 reports
- Revlimid: 139 reports
- Ribavirin: 131 reports
- Rogaine: 111 reports
- Seroquel: 122 reports
- Sertraline: 155 reports
- Simbrinza: 278 reports
- Simvastatin: 473 reports
- Singulair: 238 reports
- Spiriva: 262 reports
- Spironolactone: 117 reports
- Sulfasalazine: 165 reports
- Symbicort: 182 reports
- Synthroid: 739 reports
- Tarceva: 210 reports
- Tecfidera: 107 reports
- Timolol: 160 reports
- Timolol maleate: 226 reports
- Timoptic: 187 reports
- Tramadol: 201 reports
- Travatan: 612 reports
- Travatan z: 359 reports
- Trusopt: 126 reports
- Tylenol: 371 reports
- Vigamox: 101 reports
- Vioxx: 126 reports
- Vitamin b12: 261 reports
- Vitamin c: 196 reports
- Vitamin d: 654 reports
- Vitamin e: 116 reports
- Vitamins: 414 reports
- Wellbutrin: 133 reports
- Xalatan: 1,121 reports
- Xanax: 303 reports
- Xeljanz: 196 reports
- Xeloda: 105 reports
- Xiidra: 1,086 reports
- Xolair: 136 reports
- Zaditor: 128 reports
- Zantac: 115 reports
- Zetia: 141 reports
- Zioptan: 316 reports
- Zocor: 192 reports
- Zoloft: 175 reports
- Zometa: 105 reports
- Zyrtec: 284 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Eye irritation:
- Eye irritation (1,770 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Eye irritation:
- Acid reflux: 336 reports
- Acne: 585 reports
- A-fib: 135 reports
- Age-related macular degeneration: 103 reports
- Alopecia: 128 reports
- Ankylosing spondylitis: 163 reports
- Anxiety: 325 reports
- Anxiety aggravated: 309 reports
- Anxiety and stress: 309 reports
- Anxiety, apprehension, feeling uptight, jitters, stress, stress and anxiety, tension: 309 reports
- Arthritis: 177 reports
- Asthma: 430 reports
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter: 141 reports
- Atrial flutter: 135 reports
- Blood cholesterol abnormal: 816 reports
- Blood cholesterol increased: 816 reports
- Blood pressure - high: 1,163 reports
- Blood pressure increased: 1,163 reports
- Blood triglycerides abnormal: 776 reports
- Blood triglycerides increased: 816 reports
- Breast cancer: 102 reports
- Cardiac disorder: 177 reports
- Chronic glaucoma: 2,591 reports
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 199 reports
- Closed angle glaucoma: 2,690 reports
- Congenital glaucoma: 2,690 reports
- Copd: 205 reports
- Crohn's disease: 190 reports
- Depression: 442 reports
- Dermatitis atopic aggravated: 1,254 reports
- Diabetes: 403 reports
- Diabetes mellitus: 409 reports
- Diabetes mellitus management: 425 reports
- Diabetic retinal oedema: 109 reports
- Dry eye: 5,742 reports
- Dry eyes: 5,742 reports
- Dyslipidemia: 816 reports
- Eye allergy: 323 reports
- Eye irritation: 107 reports
- Eye pruritus: 356 reports
- Eyes - dry: 5,742 reports
- Feeling uptight: 309 reports
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 336 reports
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 345 reports
- Gastrooesophageal reflux disease: 324 reports
- Gerd: 336 reports
- Glaucoma: 2,618 reports
- Growth of eyelashes: 737 reports
- Hair loss: 128 reports
- Hbp: 1,209 reports
- Heartburn - chronic: 336 reports
- Hepatitis c: 193 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 776 reports
- High blood cholesterol and triglycerides: 776 reports
- High blood pressure: 1,209 reports
- High cholesterol: 816 reports
- Hypercholesterolaemia: 816 reports
- Hypercholesterolemia: 816 reports
- Hyperlipidemia: 816 reports
- Hypersensitivity: 474 reports
- Hypertension: 1,212 reports
- Hypothyroid: 408 reports
- Hypothyroidism: 408 reports
- Indigestion: 106 reports
- Insomnia: 151 reports
- Insomnia concerns: 151 reports
- Intraocular pressure increased: 492 reports
- Intraocular pressure test abnormal: 144 reports
- Jitters: 309 reports
- Ldl/hdl ratio increased: 816 reports
- Lipoprotein test: 776 reports
- Lower cholesterol: 471 reports
- Low thyroid: 387 reports
- Lung neoplasm malignant: 174 reports
- Macular degeneration: 148 reports
- Migraine: 142 reports
- Ms hug: 487 reports
- Multiple myeloma: 159 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 487 reports
- Myxedema: 408 reports
- Ocular hyperaemia: 414 reports
- Open angle glaucoma: 2,691 reports
- Osteoporosis: 344 reports
- Pain: 476 reports
- Plaque psoriasis: 304 reports
- Preventive health care: 149 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 177 reports
- Psoriasis: 304 reports
- Psoriatic arthropathy: 203 reports
- Reflux: 336 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 932 reports
- Seasonal allergy: 156 reports
- Skin wrinkling: 123 reports
- Sleep aid: 151 reports
- Sleep disorder: 143 reports
- Spondylarthropathy: 163 reports
- Stress: 309 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 309 reports
- Supplementation therapy: 207 reports
- Tearing - decreased: 5,742 reports
- Tension: 309 reports
- Thyroid: 111 reports
- Thyroid diseases: 204 reports
- Thyroid disorder: 205 reports
- Thyroid function test abnormal: 204 reports
- Type 2 diabetes: 170 reports
- Under active thyroid: 387 reports
- Underactive thyroid: 430 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Eye irritation:
- Eye irritation (1,165 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pimecrolimus (the active ingredients of Elidel) and Elidel (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.
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