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Ritalin and Eye discharge - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Eye discharge is reported as a side effect among people who take Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Proair Hfa, and have Immunodeficiency common variable.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Eye discharge when taking Ritalin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 26,179 people who have side effects when taking Ritalin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ritalin?

Ritalin has active ingredients of methylphenidate hydrochloride. It is often used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 29,427 Ritalin users. Check the latest studies of Ritalin.

What is Eye discharge?

Eye discharge is found to be associated with 688 drugs and 805 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Eye discharge.

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On Sep, 02, 2026

26,179 people reported to have side effects when taking Ritalin.
Among them, 11 people (0.04%) have Eye discharge.

Could Ritalin cause Eye discharge?

Among these 11 people:

How long have people been on Ritalin when they have Eye discharge? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Eye discharge when taking Ritalin? *

  • female: 72.73 %
  • male: 27.27 %

What is the age of people who have Eye discharge when taking Ritalin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 20 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 80 %

What are other drugs people take besides Ritalin? *

  1. Proair Hfa: 6 people, 54.55%
  2. Advair Hfa: 5 people, 45.45%
  3. Spiriva: 5 people, 45.45%
  4. Singulair: 5 people, 45.45%
  5. Multivitamin: 3 people, 27.27%
  6. Nexium: 3 people, 27.27%
  7. Flonase: 3 people, 27.27%
  8. Allegra: 2 people, 18.18%
  9. Augmentin: 2 people, 18.18%
  10. Buspirone Hcl: 2 people, 18.18%

What are other side effects people have besides Eye discharge? *

  1. Joint Pain: 5 people, 45.45%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 45.45%
  3. Itching: 4 people, 36.36%
  4. Chest Pain: 4 people, 36.36%
  5. Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 36.36%
  6. Diarrhea: 4 people, 36.36%
  7. Drug Ineffective: 4 people, 36.36%
  8. Infusion Site Extravasation (flow of (blood or lymph) from infusion site): 3 people, 27.27%
  9. Vision Blurred: 3 people, 27.27%
  10. Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 3 people, 27.27%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 3 people, 27.27%
  2. Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome: 2 people, 18.18%
  3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 2 people, 18.18%
  4. Asthma: 2 people, 18.18%
  5. Tic (a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups): 1 person, 9.09%
  6. Thyroid Cancer Metastatic (thyroid cancer spreads to other part): 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Sleep Disorder: 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Pain: 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Neurotrophic Keratopathy (decreased corneal sensitivity and poor corneal healing): 1 person, 9.09%
  10. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Eye discharge and when was it recovered:

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

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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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on methylphenidate hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ritalin) and Ritalin (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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