Hydrocodone and Dry skin - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dry skin is reported as a side effect among people who take Hydrocodone (hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Dupixent, and have Dermatitis atopic.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dry skin when taking Hydrocodone. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,053 people who have side effects when taking Hydrocodone from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Hydrocodone?

Hydrocodone has active ingredients of hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen. eHealthMe is studying from 13,115 Hydrocodone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocodone.

What is Dry skin?

Dry skin is found to be associated with 1,973 drugs and 2,356 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dry skin.

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On Sep, 02, 2026

13,053 people reported to have side effects when taking Hydrocodone.
Among them, 77 people (0.59%) have Dry skin.

Among these 77 people:

What is the gender of people who have Dry skin when taking Hydrocodone? *

female: 65.75 %
male: 34.25 %

What is the age of people who have Dry skin when taking Hydrocodone? *

What are other drugs people take besides Hydrocodone? *

What are other side effects people have besides Dry skin? *

Itching: 35 people, 45.45%
Skin Exfoliation (removal of the oldest dead skin cells): 32 people, 41.56%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 29 people, 37.66%
Rashes (redness): 27 people, 35.06%
Pain: 24 people, 31.17%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 23 people, 29.87%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 21 people, 27.27%
High Blood Pressure: 20 people, 25.97%
Headache (pain in head): 18 people, 23.38%
Dizziness: 18 people, 23.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 17 people, 22.08%
Breast Cancer: 8 people, 10.39%
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 7 people, 9.09%
Pain: 6 people, 7.79%
Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 6 people, 7.79%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 4 people, 5.19%
Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 4 people, 5.19%
Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 4 people, 5.19%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 3.90%
Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 3 people, 3.90%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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

Hydrocodone (13,115 reports)

Dry skin treatments and more:

Dry skin (131,311 reports)

How severe was Dry skin and when was it recovered:

Dry skin in Hydrocodone

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen:

Dry skin and drugs with ingredients of hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen

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 Hydrocodone:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dry skin:

Dry skin (1,973 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dry skin:

Dry skin (2,356 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Hydrocodone) and Hydrocodone (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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