Tobradex and Swallowing difficulty - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Swallowing difficulty is reported as a side effect among people who take Tobradex (dexamethasone; tobramycin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prevacid, and have Hypogonadism.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Swallowing difficulty when taking Tobradex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,114 people who have side effects when taking Tobradex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tobradex?

Tobradex has active ingredients of dexamethasone; tobramycin. It is often used in eye infection. eHealthMe is studying from 3,154 Tobradex users. Check the latest studies of Tobradex.

What is Swallowing difficulty?

Swallowing difficulty is found to be associated with 2,402 drugs and 3,354 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Swallowing difficulty.

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On Aug, 31, 2026

3,114 people reported to have side effects when taking Tobradex.
Among them, 68 people (2.18%) have Swallowing difficulty.

Could Tobradex cause Swallowing difficulty?

Among these 68 people:

How long have people been on Tobradex when they have Swallowing difficulty? *

What is the gender of people who have Swallowing difficulty when taking Tobradex? *

female: 55.56 %
male: 44.44 %

What is the age of people who have Swallowing difficulty when taking Tobradex? *

What are other drugs people take besides Tobradex? *

What are other side effects people have besides Swallowing difficulty? *

Pain: 28 people, 41.18%
Stress And Anxiety: 26 people, 38.24%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 25 people, 36.76%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 24 people, 35.29%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 22 people, 32.35%
Fever: 21 people, 30.88%
Injury: 20 people, 29.41%
Rashes (redness): 20 people, 29.41%
Cough: 20 people, 29.41%
Hiatal Hernia (hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm): 20 people, 29.41%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Gynecomastia (enlargement of the gland tissue of the male breast): 13 people, 19.12%
Hypogonadism (reduction or absence of hormone secretion or other physiological activity of the gonads (testes or ovaries)): 13 people, 19.12%
Pain: 12 people, 17.65%
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 11 people, 16.18%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 10 people, 14.71%
Enlarged Prostate: 9 people, 13.24%
Graft Versus Host Disease (the donated bone marrow or stem cells view the recipient's body as foreign, and the donated cells/bone marrow attack the body): 9 people, 13.24%
Visual Impairment: 9 people, 13.24%
High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 13.24%
Indigestion: 9 people, 13.24%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dexamethasone; tobramycin (the active ingredients of Tobradex) and Tobradex (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?

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