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

Summary:

Retinitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Symbicort (budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Diovan, and have Parkinson's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Retinitis 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 114,792 Symbicort users. Check the latest studies of Symbicort.

What is Retinitis?

Retinitis (inflammation of the retina in the eye) is found to be associated with 226 drugs and 204 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Retinitis.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Aug, 26, 2026

112,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 18 people (0.02%) have Retinitis.

Among these 18 people:

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

female: 5.56 %
male: 94.44 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Symbicort? *

What are other side effects people have besides Retinitis? *

Toothaches (tooth pain): 17 people, 94.44%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 17 people, 94.44%
Infection: 13 people, 72.22%
Lung Hyperinflation (inspiration of more than normal): 10 people, 55.56%
Macular Hole (small break in the macula, the central area of the retina): 10 people, 55.56%
Constipation: 10 people, 55.56%
Conjunctival Haemorrhage (bleeding underneath the conjunctiva): 10 people, 55.56%
Chest Pain: 10 people, 55.56%
Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 10 people, 55.56%
Weight Increased: 10 people, 55.56%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Parkinson's Disease: 7 people, 38.89%
Abnormal Faeces (abnormal stool): 5 people, 27.78%
Laxative Supportive Care: 1 person, 5.56%
High Density Lipoprotein Decreased: 1 person, 5.56%
Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 1 person, 5.56%

* 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 (114,792 reports)

Retinitis treatments and more:

Retinitis (1,262 reports)

How severe was Retinitis and when was it recovered:

Retinitis in Symbicort

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

Retinitis 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 Retinitis:

Retinitis (226 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Retinitis:

Retinitis (204 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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