Profen and Aura - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Aura is reported as a side effect among people who take Profen (ibuprofen), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, also take Aspirin, and have Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Aura when taking Profen. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 239,319 people who have side effects when taking Profen from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Profen?

Profen has active ingredients of ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 245,305 Profen users. Check the latest studies of Profen.

What is Aura?

Aura is found to be associated with 195 drugs and 389 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Aura.



On Jan, 05, 2026

239,319 people reported to have side effects when taking Profen.
Among them, 20 people (0.01%) have Aura.

Could Profen cause Aura?

Among these 20 people:

What is the gender of people who have Aura when taking Profen? *

  • female: 75 %
  • male: 25 %

What is the age of people who have Aura when taking Profen? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 6.25 %
  • 20-29: 12.5 %
  • 30-39: 6.25 %
  • 40-49: 50.0 %
  • 50-59: 18.75 %
  • 60+: 6.25 %

What are other drugs people take besides Profen? *

  1. Ocrevus: 7 people, 35.00%
  2. Naratriptan: 7 people, 35.00%
  3. Aspirin: 7 people, 35.00%
  4. Vitamin D3: 5 people, 25.00%
  5. Mirtazapine: 5 people, 25.00%
  6. Zolmitriptan: 5 people, 25.00%
  7. Ginkgo: 5 people, 25.00%
  8. Garlic: 2 people, 10.00%
  9. Lamictal Xr: 2 people, 10.00%
  10. Velcade: 2 people, 10.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Aura? *

  1. Headache (pain in head): 11 people, 55.00%
  2. Vision Blurred: 10 people, 50.00%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 9 people, 45.00%
  4. Migraine (headache): 9 people, 45.00%
  5. Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 8 people, 40.00%
  6. Palatal Disorder: 7 people, 35.00%
  7. Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 7 people, 35.00%
  8. Weakness: 7 people, 35.00%
  9. Vitreous Floaters (spots before the eyes): 7 people, 35.00%
  10. Injection Site Reaction: 6 people, 30.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (reoccurrence of an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged): 7 people, 35.00%
  2. Multiple Sclerosis Relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 5 people, 25.00%
  3. Migraine (headache): 3 people, 15.00%
  4. Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 3 people, 15.00%
  5. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 10.00%
  6. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 10.00%
  7. Hepatitis C: 2 people, 10.00%
  8. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 1 person, 5.00%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 5.00%
  10. Endometriosis (appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain): 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Aura treatments and more:

  • Aura (2,124 reports)

How severe was Aura and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of 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+

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Browse all the conditions that are associated with Aura:

  • Aura (389 conditions)

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Profen) and Profen (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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