Qvar and Joint swelling - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Joint swelling is reported as a side effect among people who take Qvar (beclomethasone dipropionate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Amlodipine, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Joint swelling when taking Qvar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,930 people who have side effects when taking Qvar from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Qvar?
Qvar has active ingredients of beclomethasone dipropionate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 17,355 Qvar users. Check the latest studies of Qvar.
What is Joint swelling?
Joint swelling is found to be associated with 2,121 drugs and 2,934 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Joint swelling.
16,930 people reported to have side effects when taking Qvar.
Among them, 92 people (0.54%) have Joint swelling.

Among these 92 people:
How long have people been on Qvar when they have Joint swelling? *
- < 1 month: 18.18 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 81.82 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Joint swelling when taking Qvar? *
- female: 76.67 %
- male: 23.33 %
What is the age of people who have Joint swelling when taking Qvar? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 1.39 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 2.78 %
- 40-49: 18.06 %
- 50-59: 25.0 %
- 60+: 52.78 %
What are other drugs people take besides Qvar? *
- Amlodipine: 19 people, 20.65%
- Ventolin: 17 people, 18.48%
- Singulair: 14 people, 15.22%
- Albuterol: 12 people, 13.04%
- Advair Hfa: 11 people, 11.96%
- Xolair: 11 people, 11.96%
- Vitamin B12: 11 people, 11.96%
- Sertraline: 10 people, 10.87%
- Lipitor: 10 people, 10.87%
- Mirena: 9 people, 9.78%
What are other side effects people have besides Joint swelling? *
- Joint Pain: 36 people, 39.13%
- Peripheral Swelling: 29 people, 31.52%
- Headache (pain in head): 22 people, 23.91%
- Pain In Extremity: 18 people, 19.57%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 16 people, 17.39%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 15 people, 16.30%
- Swelling Face: 15 people, 16.30%
- Rashes (redness): 14 people, 15.22%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 14 people, 15.22%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 13 people, 14.13%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 11.96%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 10 people, 10.87%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 10 people, 10.87%
- Back Pain: 8 people, 8.70%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 7 people, 7.61%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 7 people, 7.61%
- Pain: 6 people, 6.52%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 5 people, 5.43%
- Hypersensitivity: 5 people, 5.43%
- Cough: 4 people, 4.35%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Qvar:
- Qvar (17,355 reports)
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- Joint swelling (143,797 reports)
How severe was Joint swelling and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of beclomethasone dipropionate:
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 Qvar:
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 Joint swelling:
- Joint swelling (2,121 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Joint swelling:
- Joint swelling (2,934 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on beclomethasone dipropionate (the active ingredients of Qvar) and Qvar (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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