Folic acid and Breathing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

We study 146,715 people who have side effects when taking Folic acid. Breathing difficulty is found, especially among people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months, also take Methotrexate and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Folic acid and have Breathing difficulty. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What are phase IV trials?

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Sep, 24, 2023

146,715 people reported to have side effects when taking Folic acid.
Among them, 8,239 people (5.62%) have Breathing difficulty.

What is Folic acid?

Folic acid has active ingredients of folic acid. It is used in rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 149,135 Folic acid users.

What is Breathing difficulty?

Breathing difficulty is found to be associated with 5,162 drugs and 6,009 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 629,554 people who have Breathing difficulty.

Number of Folic acid and Breathing difficulty reports submitted per year:

Could Folic acid cause Breathing difficulty?

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Folic acid and have Breathing difficulty?

Check whether Breathing difficulty is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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How severe was Breathing difficulty and when was it recovered:

Breathing difficulty in Folic acid

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

Breathing difficulty and drugs with ingredients of folic acid (8,943 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Folic acid:

Folic acid (149,135 reports)

Browse all side effects of Folic acid:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Breathing difficulty treatments and more:

Breathing difficulty (629,554 reports)

Common drugs associated with Breathing difficulty:

All the drugs that are associated with Breathing difficulty:

Breathing difficulty (5,162 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Breathing difficulty:

Asthma: 40,041 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 34,524 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 27,851 reports
High blood pressure: 26,686 reports
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 24,612 reports
Pain: 16,235 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Breathing difficulty:

Breathing difficulty (6,009 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on folic acid (the active ingredients of Folic acid) and Folic acid (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 700+ 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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