Ibuprofen and Breathing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Breathing difficulty is found among people who take Ibuprofen, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Ibuprofen and have Breathing difficulty. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 204,574 people who have side effects when taking Ibuprofen from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
204,574 people reported to have side effects when taking Ibuprofen.
Among them, 10,304 people (5.04%) have Breathing difficulty.
What is Ibuprofen?
Ibuprofen has active ingredients of ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 231,258 Ibuprofen users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Breathing difficulty?
Breathing difficulty is found to be associated with 5,158 drugs and 6,006 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Ibuprofen and Breathing difficulty reports submitted per year:

Time on Ibuprofen when people have Breathing difficulty *:
Gender of people who have Breathing difficulty when taking Ibuprofen*:
Age of people who have Breathing difficulty when taking Ibuprofen *:
Common drugs people take besides Ibuprofen *:
Common side effects people have besides Breathing difficulty *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Ibuprofen and have Breathing difficulty?
Check whether Breathing difficulty is associated with a drug or a conditionHow 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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
Related studies
How severe was Breathing difficulty and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ibuprofen:
- Breathing difficulty and drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen (14,692 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Ibuprofen:
- Ibuprofen (231,258 reports)
Common Ibuprofen side effects:
- Pain: 17,474 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 15,323 reports
- Drug ineffective: 14,992 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 12,711 reports
- Rashes (redness): 11,328 reports
- Joint pain: 10,712 reports
- Nausea and vomiting: 10,601 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 10,304 reports
Browse all side effects of Ibuprofen:
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 zBreathing difficulty treatments and more:
- Breathing difficulty (629,554 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Breathing difficulty:
- Breathing difficulty in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Breathing difficulty in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Breathing difficulty in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Breathing difficulty:
- Prednisone: 37,839 reports
- Aspirin: 30,142 reports
- Spiriva: 25,479 reports
- Symbicort: 20,576 reports
- Methotrexate: 19,483 reports
- Furosemide: 19,316 reports
- Omeprazole: 18,194 reports
- Lasix: 16,702 reports
- Metformin: 16,584 reports
- Albuterol: 16,534 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Breathing difficulty:
- Breathing difficulty (5,158 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Breathing difficulty:
- Asthma: 40,041 reports
- Primary pulmonary hypertension: 34,524 reports
- High blood pressure: 26,686 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 25,046 reports
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 24,612 reports
- Pain: 16,235 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Breathing difficulty:
- Breathing difficulty (6,006 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Ibuprofen) and Ibuprofen (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 600+ 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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