Prednisone and Fever - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

We study 586,776 people who have side effects when taking Prednisone. Fever is found, especially among people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take Methotrexate and have Crohn's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Prednisone and have Fever. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may 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 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Oct, 23, 2023

586,776 people reported to have side effects when taking Prednisone.
Among them, 30,484 people (5.2%) have Fever.

What is Prednisone?

Prednisone has active ingredients of prednisone. It is used in rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 594,647 Prednisone users.

What is Fever?

Fever is found to be associated with 4,789 drugs and 6,043 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 472,341 people who have Fever.

Number of Prednisone and Fever reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Prednisone and have Fever?

Check whether Fever is associated with a drug or a condition

How 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

Schiller D, Maieron A, Sch?fl R, Donnerer J, "Drug fever due to a single dose of pantoprazole", Pharmacology, 2015 Jan .

Related studies

Prednisone side effects by duration, gender and age:

Prednisone side effects (594,647 reports)

Fever treatments and more:

Fever (472,341 reports)

Common drugs associated with Fever:

All the drugs that are associated with Fever:

Fever (4,789 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Fever:

Rheumatoid arthritis: 25,712 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 19,094 reports
High blood pressure: 15,614 reports
Crohn's disease: 12,822 reports
Pain: 11,416 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Fever:

Fever (6,043 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on prednisone (the active ingredients of Prednisone) and Prednisone (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 700+ 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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