Trental and Bronchospasm - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Bronchospasm is reported as a side effect among people who take Trental (pentoxifylline), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prevacid, and have Arteritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Bronchospasm when taking Trental. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,456 people who have side effects when taking Trental from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Trental?

Trental has active ingredients of pentoxifylline. eHealthMe is studying from 3,511 Trental users. Check the latest studies of Trental.

What is Bronchospasm?

Bronchospasm (spasm of bronchial smooth muscle producing narrowing of the bronchi) is found to be associated with 1,123 drugs and 1,099 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bronchospasm.



On Jul, 19, 2026

3,456 people reported to have side effects when taking Trental.
Among them, 11 people (0.32%) have Bronchospasm.

Could Trental cause Bronchospasm?

Among these 11 people:

How long have people been on Trental when they have Bronchospasm? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Bronchospasm when taking Trental? *

  • female: 66.67 %
  • male: 33.33 %

What is the age of people who have Bronchospasm when taking Trental? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 11.11 %
  • 50-59: 33.33 %
  • 60+: 55.56 %

What are other drugs people take besides Trental? *

  1. Neurontin: 4 people, 36.36%
  2. Prevacid: 4 people, 36.36%
  3. Procardia: 3 people, 27.27%
  4. Reglan: 3 people, 27.27%
  5. Lorazepam: 3 people, 27.27%
  6. Paxil: 3 people, 27.27%
  7. Atenolol: 3 people, 27.27%
  8. Prempro: 3 people, 27.27%
  9. Avonex: 3 people, 27.27%
  10. Prednisone: 2 people, 18.18%

What are other side effects people have besides Bronchospasm? *

  1. Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleurae, which causes pain when breathing): 3 people, 27.27%
  2. Fall: 3 people, 27.27%
  3. Anaemia (lack of blood): 3 people, 27.27%
  4. Pain In Limb: 3 people, 27.27%
  5. Influenza Like Illness: 3 people, 27.27%
  6. Lambert-Eaton Syndrome (this means your immune system mistakenly targets healthy cells and tissues in the body): 3 people, 27.27%
  7. Cough: 3 people, 27.27%
  8. Hair Loss: 3 people, 27.27%
  9. Hypertonia (abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch): 3 people, 27.27%
  10. Micturition Urgency (urgency to pass the urine): 3 people, 27.27%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 9.09%
  2. Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 1 person, 9.09%
  3. Muscle Rigidity (muscle stiffness): 1 person, 9.09%
  4. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 9.09%
  5. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 1 person, 9.09%
  6. Glomerulonephritis Chronic (long lasting group of conditions that affect parts of the kidneys called glomeruli): 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Gait Disturbance: 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Cardiomyopathy (weakening of the heart muscle): 1 person, 9.09%
  10. Arteritis (inflammation of the walls of arteries): 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pentoxifylline:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pentoxifylline (the active ingredients of Trental) and Trental (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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