Uniphyl and Flank pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Flank pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Uniphyl (theophylline), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Flovent, and have Eczema.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Flank pain when taking Uniphyl. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,071 people who have side effects when taking Uniphyl from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Uniphyl?

Uniphyl has active ingredients of theophylline. eHealthMe is studying from 3,086 Uniphyl users. Check the latest studies of Uniphyl.

What is Flank pain?

Flank pain (a distressing sensation experienced around the lower back and the upper abdomen) is found to be associated with 1,120 drugs and 1,478 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Flank pain.

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eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 01, 2026

3,071 people reported to have side effects when taking Uniphyl.
Among them, 110 people (3.58%) have Flank pain.

Among these 110 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Uniphyl:

Uniphyl (3,086 reports)

Flank pain treatments and more:

Flank pain (12,893 reports)

How severe was Flank pain and when was it recovered:

Flank pain in Uniphyl

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of theophylline:

Flank pain and drugs with ingredients of theophylline (146 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 Uniphyl:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Flank pain:

Flank pain (1,120 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Flank pain:

Flank pain (1,478 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Korang-Yeboah M, Rahman Z, Shah D, Mohammad A, Wu S, Siddiqui A, Khan MA, "Impact of formulation and process variables on solid-state stability of theophylline in controlled release formulations", International journal of pharmaceutics, 2016 Feb .
Dhaval MK, "Impact of formulation and process variables on solid-state stability of theophylline in controlled release formulations", International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2016 Jan .
Korang-Yeboah M, Rahman Z, Shah D, Mohammad A, Wu S, Siddiqui A, Khan MA, "Impact of formulation and process variables on solid-state stability of theophylline in controlled release formulations", International journal of pharmaceutics, 2016 Feb .
Dhaval MK, "Impact of formulation and process variables on solid-state stability of theophylline in controlled release formulations", International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2016 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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