Symbicort and Chest pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

We study 106,605 people who have side effects when taking Symbicort. Chest pain is found, especially among people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take Spiriva and have Gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Symbicort and have Chest pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What are phase IV trials?

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

On Sep, 24, 2023

106,605 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 6,650 people (6.24%) have Chest pain.

What is Symbicort?

Symbicort has active ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate. It is used in asthma. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 108,683 Symbicort users.

What is Chest pain?

Chest pain is found to be associated with 4,963 drugs and 4,773 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 348,197 people who have Chest pain.

Number of Symbicort and Chest pain reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Symbicort and have Chest pain?

Check whether Chest pain is associated with a drug or a condition

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 publications that referenced our studies

Pang, T., & Gudi, A., "Chest pain following the use of fluvoxamine in depression", Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2018 Jan .

Related studies

How severe was Chest pain and when was it recovered:

Chest pain in Symbicort

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate:

Chest pain and drugs with ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate (3,332 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Symbicort:

Symbicort (108,683 reports)

Browse all side effects of Symbicort:

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 z

Chest pain treatments and more:

Chest pain (348,197 reports)

Common drugs associated with Chest pain:

All the drugs that are associated with Chest pain:

Chest pain (4,963 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Chest pain:

Asthma: 15,666 reports
High blood pressure: 15,249 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 13,819 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 12,065 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 9,982 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Chest pain:

Chest pain (4,773 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate (the active ingredients of Symbicort) and Symbicort (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 700+ 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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