Symbicort and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is found among people who take Symbicort, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Symbicort and have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 97,511 people who have side effects when taking Symbicort from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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.
97,511 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 4,676 people (4.8%) have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
What is Symbicort?
Symbicort has active ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 99,537 Symbicort users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe) is found to be associated with 2,856 drugs and 2,088 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Symbicort and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reports submitted per year:

Time on Symbicort when people have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease *:
Gender of people who have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when taking Symbicort*:
Age of people who have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease when taking Symbicort *:
Common drugs people take besides Symbicort *:
Common side effects people have besides Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Symbicort and have Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Check whether Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with a drug or a conditionHow 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
How severe was Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and drugs with ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate (4,812 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Symbicort:
- Symbicort (99,537 reports)
Common Symbicort side effects:
- Breathing difficulty: 20,576 reports
- Asthma: 14,357 reports
- Cough: 9,475 reports
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 7,274 reports
- Pneumonia: 7,067 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6,886 reports
- Drug ineffective: 6,678 reports
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 6,630 reports
- Chest pain: 6,000 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 zChronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatments and more:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (180,051 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Spiriva: 7,121 reports
- Prednisone: 5,692 reports
- Symbicort: 4,676 reports
- Aspirin: 4,628 reports
- Albuterol: 3,918 reports
- Fosamax: 2,947 reports
- Furosemide: 2,933 reports
- Lasix: 2,829 reports
- Lisinopril: 2,490 reports
- Omeprazole: 2,415 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2,856 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 3,895 reports
- Osteoporosis: 3,472 reports
- Asthma: 3,370 reports
- High blood pressure: 3,274 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2,088 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 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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