Flolan and Peripheral swelling - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Peripheral swelling is reported as a side effect among people who take Flolan (epoprostenol sodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Coumadin, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Peripheral swelling when taking Flolan. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,044 people who have side effects when taking Flolan from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Flolan?

Flolan has active ingredients of epoprostenol sodium. eHealthMe is studying from 10,067 Flolan users. Check the latest studies of Flolan.

What is Peripheral swelling?

Peripheral swelling is found to be associated with 2,190 drugs and 1,734 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Peripheral swelling.

On Feb, 12, 2026

10,044 people reported to have side effects when taking Flolan.
Among them, 140 people (1.39%) have Peripheral swelling.

Among these 140 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Flolan and have Peripheral swelling?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Flolan:

Flolan (10,067 reports)

Peripheral swelling treatments and more:

Peripheral swelling (168,738 reports)

How severe was Peripheral swelling and when was it recovered:

Peripheral swelling in Flolan

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of epoprostenol sodium:

Peripheral swelling and drugs with ingredients of epoprostenol sodium

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 Flolan:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Peripheral swelling:

Peripheral swelling (2,190 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Peripheral swelling:

Peripheral swelling (1,734 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on epoprostenol sodium (the active ingredients of Flolan) and Flolan (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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