Symbicort and Polymyositis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Polymyositis is reported as a side effect among people who take Symbicort (budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Spiriva, and have Dyspnea.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Polymyositis when taking Symbicort. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 112,650 people who have side effects when taking Symbicort from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Symbicort?

Symbicort has active ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 114,793 Symbicort users. Check the latest studies of Symbicort.

What is Polymyositis?

Polymyositis (inflammatory muscle disease that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles) is found to be associated with 244 drugs and 434 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Polymyositis.

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On Sep, 04, 2026

112,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 12 people (0.01%) have Polymyositis.

Among these 12 people:

What is the gender of people who have Polymyositis when taking Symbicort? *

female: 66.67 %
male: 33.33 %

What is the age of people who have Polymyositis when taking Symbicort? *

What are other drugs people take besides Symbicort? *

What are other side effects people have besides Polymyositis? *

Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 5 people, 41.67%
Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 4 people, 33.33%
Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 33.33%
Sleep Apnea Syndrome: 4 people, 33.33%
Increased Upper Airway Secretion: 4 people, 33.33%
Thyroid Diseases: 4 people, 33.33%
Obstructive Airways Disorder (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 3 people, 25.00%
Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increased: 3 people, 25.00%
Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye): 3 people, 25.00%
Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 3 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 3 people, 25.00%
Cardiac Failure: 2 people, 16.67%
Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 8.33%
Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 1 person, 8.33%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 1 person, 8.33%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 8.33%
Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it): 1 person, 8.33%
Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 1 person, 8.33%
Diabetes: 1 person, 8.33%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Symbicort:

Symbicort (114,793 reports)

Polymyositis treatments and more:

Polymyositis (5,024 reports)

How severe was Polymyositis and when was it recovered:

Polymyositis in Symbicort

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

Polymyositis and drugs with ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate

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 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

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Polymyositis:

Polymyositis (244 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Polymyositis:

Polymyositis (434 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.

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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