Orkambi and Crying - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Crying is reported as a side effect among people who take Orkambi (ivacaftor; lumacaftor), especially for people who are male, 2-9 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Pulmozyme, and have Cystic fibrosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Crying when taking Orkambi. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9,494 people who have side effects when taking Orkambi from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Orkambi?
Orkambi has active ingredients of ivacaftor; lumacaftor. eHealthMe is studying from 9,496 Orkambi users. Check the latest studies of Orkambi.
What is Crying?
Crying is found to be associated with 1,425 drugs and 1,797 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Crying.
9,494 people reported to have side effects when taking Orkambi.
Among them, 17 people (0.18%) have Crying.

Among these 17 people:
How long have people been on Orkambi when they have Crying? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 100 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Crying when taking Orkambi? *
- female: 29.41 %
- male: 70.59 %
What is the age of people who have Crying when taking Orkambi? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 66.67 %
- 10-19: 33.33 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Orkambi? *
- Pulmozyme: 3 people, 17.65%
- Creon: 2 people, 11.76%
- Sodium Chloride: 1 person, 5.88%
- Proventil: 1 person, 5.88%
- Prevacid: 1 person, 5.88%
- Insulin: 1 person, 5.88%
- Dulera: 1 person, 5.88%
- Cayston: 1 person, 5.88%
What are other side effects people have besides Crying? *
- Mood Swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood): 13 people, 76.47%
- Abnormal Behavior: 7 people, 41.18%
- Anger: 4 people, 23.53%
- Sputum Increased: 4 people, 23.53%
- Cough: 4 people, 23.53%
- Drowsiness: 4 people, 23.53%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 4 people, 23.53%
- Hepatic Failure (liver failure): 4 people, 23.53%
- Irritability: 4 people, 23.53%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 4 people, 23.53%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Cystic Fibrosis (disease of the secretary glands): 16 people, 94.12%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Orkambi:
- Orkambi (9,496 reports)
Crying treatments and more:
- Crying (43,771 reports)
How severe was Crying and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ivacaftor; lumacaftor:
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 Orkambi:
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 Crying:
- Crying (1,425 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Crying:
- Crying (1,797 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ivacaftor; lumacaftor (the active ingredients of Orkambi) and Orkambi (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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