Ozempic and Rales - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Rales is reported as a side effect among people who take Ozempic (semaglutide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Advair Hfa, and have Asthma.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Rales when taking Ozempic. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28,954 people who have side effects when taking Ozempic from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Ozempic?
Ozempic has active ingredients of semaglutide. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 29,762 Ozempic users. Check the latest studies of Ozempic.
What is Rales?
Rales (an abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles) is found to be associated with 893 drugs and 949 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Rales.
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28,954 people reported to have side effects when taking Ozempic.
Among them, 65 people (0.22%) have Rales.

Among these 65 people:
How long have people been on Ozempic when they have Rales? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 100 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Rales when taking Ozempic? *
- female: 86.44 %
- male: 13.56 %
What is the age of people who have Rales when taking Ozempic? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 10.91 %
- 50-59: 1.82 %
- 60+: 87.27 %
What are other drugs people take besides Ozempic? *
- Advair Hfa: 57 people, 87.69%
- Atrovent: 54 people, 83.08%
- Singulair: 54 people, 83.08%
- Flovent: 51 people, 78.46%
- Combivent: 51 people, 78.46%
- Spiriva Respimat: 50 people, 76.92%
- Fluoxetine: 50 people, 76.92%
- Tresiba: 50 people, 76.92%
- Novorapid: 49 people, 75.38%
- Uniphyl: 48 people, 73.85%
What are other side effects people have besides Rales? *
- Nasal Congestion (blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels): 59 people, 90.77%
- Asthma: 59 people, 90.77%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 59 people, 90.77%
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 56 people, 86.15%
- Chest Pain: 55 people, 84.62%
- Productive Cough: 55 people, 84.62%
- Weight Decreased: 54 people, 83.08%
- Cough: 54 people, 83.08%
- Fall: 54 people, 83.08%
- Rhinorrhea (watery mucus discharge from the nose): 54 people, 83.08%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Eczema (patches of skin become rough and inflamed, with itching and bleeding blisters): 52 people, 80.00%
- Asthma: 52 people, 80.00%
- Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 8 people, 12.31%
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (a painful condition of the nerve responsible for most facial sensation): 6 people, 9.23%
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency: 2 people, 3.08%
- Type 2 Diabetes: 2 people, 3.08%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 3.08%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 3.08%
- Fever: 2 people, 3.08%
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 1 person, 1.54%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Ozempic:
- Ozempic (29,762 reports)
Rales treatments and more:
- Rales (9,085 reports)
How severe was Rales and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of semaglutide:
- Rales and drugs with ingredients of semaglutide (132 reports)
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 Ozempic:
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 Rales:
- Rales (893 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Rales:
- Rales (949 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on semaglutide (the active ingredients of Ozempic) and Ozempic (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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