Protopic and Jitters - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Jitters is reported as a side effect among people who take Protopic (tacrolimus), especially for people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Cosentyx, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Jitters when taking Protopic. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,328 people who have side effects when taking Protopic from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Protopic?

Protopic has active ingredients of tacrolimus. It is often used in eczema. eHealthMe is studying from 5,403 Protopic users. Check the latest studies of Protopic.

What is Jitters?

Jitters (to make someone nervous or frightened) is found to be associated with 4,458 drugs and 5,415 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Jitters.

On Dec, 15, 2025

5,328 people reported to have side effects when taking Protopic.
Among them, 158 people (2.97%) have Jitters.

Among these 158 people:

How long have people been on Protopic when they have Jitters? *

What is the gender of people who have Jitters when taking Protopic? *

female: 49.31 %
male: 50.69 %

What is the age of people who have Jitters when taking Protopic? *

What are other drugs people take besides Protopic? *

What are other side effects people have besides Jitters? *

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 52 people, 32.91%
Pain: 47 people, 29.75%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 40 people, 25.32%
High Blood Pressure: 40 people, 25.32%
Itching: 39 people, 24.68%
Depression: 34 people, 21.52%
Rashes (redness): 31 people, 19.62%
Headache (pain in head): 28 people, 17.72%
Constipation: 28 people, 17.72%
Back Pain: 28 people, 17.72%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 20 people, 12.66%
Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 13 people, 8.23%
Hiv Infection: 10 people, 6.33%
Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 9 people, 5.70%
Metastasis (spreadable cancer to other organ from origin): 8 people, 5.06%
Asthma: 8 people, 5.06%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 7 people, 4.43%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 6 people, 3.80%
Depression: 5 people, 3.16%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 5 people, 3.16%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Common drugs associated with Jitters:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Jitters:

Jitters (4,458 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Jitters:

Multiple sclerosis: 25,919 reports
Depression: 24,778 reports
Antidepressant therapy: 24,777 reports
Hiv infection: 17,583 reports
Pain: 17,347 reports
Hypnosis and pain: 17,163 reports
Anxiety: 16,842 reports
Stress: 16,840 reports
Anxiety, apprehension, feeling uptight, jitters, stress, stress and anxiety, tension: 16,039 reports
Ra: 15,867 reports

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Jitters:

Jitters (5,415 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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