Symbicort and Weight increased - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Weight increased is reported as a side effect among people who take Symbicort (budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Xolair, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Weight increased 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 Weight increased?
Weight increased is found to be associated with 2,885 drugs and 3,951 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Weight increased.
112,650 people reported to have side effects when taking Symbicort.
Among them, 3,677 people (3.26%) have Weight increased.

Among these 3,677 people:
How long have people been on Symbicort when they have Weight increased? *
What is the gender of people who have Weight increased when taking Symbicort? *
What is the age of people who have Weight increased when taking Symbicort? *
What are other drugs people take besides Symbicort? *
What are other side effects people have besides Weight increased? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* 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)
Weight increased treatments and more:
- Weight increased (279,369 reports)
How severe was Weight increased and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate:
- Weight increased and drugs with ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate (3,743 reports)
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Weight increased:
- Weight increased (2,885 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Weight increased:
- Weight increased (3,951 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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