Flovent and Pneumothorax - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pneumothorax is reported as a side effect among people who take Flovent (fluticasone propionate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Ventolin, and have Ankylosing spondylitis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pneumothorax when taking Flovent. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44,023 people who have side effects when taking Flovent from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Flovent?

Flovent has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 44,817 Flovent users. Check the latest studies of Flovent.

What is Pneumothorax?

Pneumothorax (the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung) is found to be associated with 1,231 drugs and 1,346 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pneumothorax.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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 Sep, 02, 2026

44,023 people reported to have side effects when taking Flovent.
Among them, 104 people (0.24%) have Pneumothorax.

Among these 104 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Flovent (44,817 reports)

Pneumothorax treatments and more:

Pneumothorax (19,143 reports)

How severe was Pneumothorax and when was it recovered:

Pneumothorax in Flovent

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fluticasone propionate:

Pneumothorax and drugs with ingredients of fluticasone propionate (367 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 Flovent:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Pneumothorax:

Pneumothorax (1,231 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pneumothorax:

Pneumothorax (1,346 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluticasone propionate (the active ingredients of Flovent) and Flovent (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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