Symbicort and Toxic skin eruption - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Toxic skin eruption 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 Revlimid, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Toxic skin eruption 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 Toxic skin eruption?

Toxic skin eruption (skin breakdown due to toxic substance) is found to be associated with 637 drugs and 1,064 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Toxic skin eruption.

On Jul, 21, 2026

112,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 42 people (0.04%) have Toxic skin eruption.

Could Symbicort cause Toxic skin eruption?

Among these 42 people:

What is the gender of people who have Toxic skin eruption when taking Symbicort? *

female: 16.67 %
male: 83.33 %

What is the age of people who have Toxic skin eruption when taking Symbicort? *

What are other drugs people take besides Symbicort? *

What are other side effects people have besides Toxic skin eruption? *

Fever: 7 people, 16.67%
Itching: 6 people, 14.29%
Dermatitis Exfoliative (widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss): 6 people, 14.29%
Rashes (redness): 6 people, 14.29%
Skin Exfoliation (removal of the oldest dead skin cells): 5 people, 11.90%
Purpura (purplish discoloration of the skin): 5 people, 11.90%
Eczema (patches of skin become rough and inflamed, with itching and bleeding blisters): 4 people, 9.52%
Face Oedema (swelling of face): 4 people, 9.52%
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptoms (adverse drug reactions with rash): 4 people, 9.52%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 9.52%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Anaemia (lack of blood): 6 people, 14.29%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 6 people, 14.29%
Carcinoid Tumor Pulmonary: 5 people, 11.90%
Infection: 4 people, 9.52%
Mesothelioma (rare type of cancer that occurs in the thin layer of cells lining the body's internal organs, known as the mesothelium): 3 people, 7.14%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 2 people, 4.76%
High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 4.76%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 4.76%
Essential Hypertension (primary hypertension): 2 people, 4.76%
Fever: 1 person, 2.38%

* 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)

Toxic skin eruption treatments and more:

Toxic skin eruption (11,406 reports)

How severe was Toxic skin eruption and when was it recovered:

Toxic skin eruption in Symbicort

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

Toxic skin eruption 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:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Toxic skin eruption:

Toxic skin eruption (637 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Toxic skin eruption:

Toxic skin eruption (1,064 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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