Prozac and Foetal death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Foetal death is reported only by a few people who take Prozac.

The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 70,757 people who have side effects while taking Prozac from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

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 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Mar, 22, 2023

70,757 people reported to have side effects when taking Prozac.
Among them, 4 people (0.01%) died.

What is Prozac?

Prozac has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 78,737 Prozac users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

Number of Prozac and Foetal death reports submitted per year:

Gender of people who died when taking Prozac *:

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

Age of people who died when taking Prozac *:

Common drugs people take besides Prozac *:

Common side effects people have before they died *:

Abortion Spontaneous (naturally occurring miscarriage): 2 people, 50.00%
Vision Blurred: 1 person, 25.00%
Skin Discoloration: 1 person, 25.00%
Birth Control: 1 person, 25.00%
Cough: 1 person, 25.00%
Diarrhea: 1 person, 25.00%
Dizziness: 1 person, 25.00%
Drug Ineffective: 1 person, 25.00%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 1 person, 25.00%
Feeling Hot: 1 person, 25.00%

Common conditions people have *:

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 50.00%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 1 person, 25.00%
Crohn's Disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 25.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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 studies

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride:

Foetal death and drugs with ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Prozac:

Prozac (78,737 reports)

Common Prozac side effects:

Depression: 5,495 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5,402 reports
Stress and anxiety: 5,237 reports
Pain: 4,636 reports
Drug ineffective: 4,626 reports
Headache (pain in head): 4,424 reports
Breathing difficulty: 3,784 reports
Weakness: 3,548 reports

Browse all side effects of Prozac:

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COVID vaccines that are related to Foetal death:

Common drugs associated with Foetal death:

All the drugs that are associated with Foetal death:

Foetal death (629 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Foetal death:

Hiv infection: 300 reports
Crohn's disease: 213 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 131 reports
Birth control: 123 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Foetal death:

Foetal death (317 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluoxetine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Prozac) and Prozac (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 600+ 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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