Folacin and Chills - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Chills is reported as a side effect among people who take Folacin (folic acid), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Imodium, and have Actinic keratosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chills when taking Folacin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,344 people who have side effects when taking Folacin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Folacin?

Folacin has active ingredients of folic acid. eHealthMe is studying from 1,350 Folacin users. Check the latest studies of Folacin.

What is Chills?

Chills (felling of cold) is found to be associated with 2,566 drugs and 3,472 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chills.



On Jul, 17, 2026

1,344 people reported to have side effects when taking Folacin.
Among them, 12 people (0.89%) have Chills.

Could Folacin cause Chills?

Among these 12 people:

What is the gender of people who have Chills when taking Folacin? *

  • female: 58.33 %
  • male: 41.67 %

What is the age of people who have Chills when taking Folacin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 22.22 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 11.11 %
  • 60+: 66.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Folacin? *

  1. Imodium: 3 people, 25.00%
  2. Zyclara: 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Rosehip: 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Furosemide: 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Inderal: 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Methotrexate: 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Vitamin B12: 2 people, 16.67%
  8. Questran: 2 people, 16.67%
  9. Omega 3: 2 people, 16.67%
  10. Renagel: 1 person, 8.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Chills? *

  1. Fever: 6 people, 50.00%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 25.00%
  3. Dizziness: 3 people, 25.00%
  4. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Application Site Pustules (small bumps on the skin that fill with fluid or pus at application site): 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Depressed Mood: 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Poor Quality Sleep: 2 people, 16.67%
  8. Blood Iron Decreased: 2 people, 16.67%
  9. Irritability: 2 people, 16.67%
  10. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 2 people, 16.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell): 2 people, 16.67%
  2. Basal Cell Carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills): 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Actinic Keratosis (skin disease due to sun exposure): 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 8.33%
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 8.33%
  6. Parkinson's Disease: 1 person, 8.33%
  7. Depression: 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of folic acid:

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 folic acid (the active ingredients of Folacin) and Folacin (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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