Foradil and Muscle aches - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Muscle aches is reported as a side effect among people who take Foradil (formoterol fumarate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Singulair, and have High blood cholesterol.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Muscle aches when taking Foradil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,873 people who have side effects when taking Foradil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Foradil?
Foradil has active ingredients of formoterol fumarate. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 5,956 Foradil users. Check the latest studies of Foradil.
What is Muscle aches?
Muscle aches (muscle pain) is found to be associated with 2,723 drugs and 3,745 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Muscle aches.
5,873 people reported to have side effects when taking Foradil.
Among them, 77 people (1.31%) have Muscle aches.

Among these 77 people:
How long have people been on Foradil when they have Muscle aches? *
- < 1 month: 50 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 25 %
- 1 - 2 years: 25 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Muscle aches when taking Foradil? *
- female: 53.33 %
- male: 46.67 %
What is the age of people who have Muscle aches when taking Foradil? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 1.64 %
- 20-29: 3.28 %
- 30-39: 1.64 %
- 40-49: 16.39 %
- 50-59: 22.95 %
- 60+: 54.1 %
What are other drugs people take besides Foradil? *
- Singulair: 19 people, 24.68%
- Pulmicort: 15 people, 19.48%
- Xolair: 12 people, 15.58%
- Spiriva: 12 people, 15.58%
- Albuterol: 9 people, 11.69%
- Xanax: 8 people, 10.39%
- Atrovent: 7 people, 9.09%
- Fosamax: 7 people, 9.09%
- Allegra: 6 people, 7.79%
- Prevacid: 5 people, 6.49%
What are other side effects people have besides Muscle aches? *
- Joint Pain: 32 people, 41.56%
- Weakness: 24 people, 31.17%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 15 people, 19.48%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 13 people, 16.88%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 12 people, 15.58%
- Headache (pain in head): 11 people, 14.29%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 11 people, 14.29%
- Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increased: 10 people, 12.99%
- Dizziness: 9 people, 11.69%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 9.09%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Cholesterol: 10 people, 12.99%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 4 people, 5.19%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 3.90%
- Allergic Granulomatous Angiitis (allergic inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct): 3 people, 3.90%
- Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 3 people, 3.90%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 3 people, 3.90%
- Type 2 Diabetes: 3 people, 3.90%
- Intertrigo (inflammation (rash) of the body folds (adjacent areas of skin)): 2 people, 2.60%
- Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 2.60%
- Cardiac Disorder: 2 people, 2.60%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Foradil:
- Foradil (5,956 reports)
Muscle aches treatments and more:
- Muscle aches (219,259 reports)
How severe was Muscle aches and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of formoterol fumarate:
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 Foradil:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Muscle aches:
- Muscle aches (2,723 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Muscle aches:
- Muscle aches (3,745 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on formoterol fumarate (the active ingredients of Foradil) and Foradil (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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