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Uptravi and Pleurisy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pleurisy is reported as a side effect among people who take Uptravi (selexipag), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Adcirca, and have Primary pulmonary hypertension.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pleurisy when taking Uptravi. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 26,571 people who have side effects when taking Uptravi from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Uptravi?

Uptravi has active ingredients of selexipag. eHealthMe is studying from 26,576 Uptravi users. Check the latest studies of Uptravi.

What is Pleurisy?

Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleurae, which causes pain when breathing) is found to be associated with 808 drugs and 1,141 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pleurisy.

On Aug, 10, 2026

26,571 people reported to have side effects when taking Uptravi.
Among them, 46 people (0.17%) have Pleurisy.

Could Uptravi cause Pleurisy?

Among these 46 people:

How long have people been on Uptravi when they have Pleurisy? *

  • < 1 month: 20 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 80 %
  • 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 Pleurisy when taking Uptravi? *

  • female: 69.57 %
  • male: 30.43 %

What is the age of people who have Pleurisy when taking Uptravi? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 17.39 %
  • 20-29: 10.87 %
  • 30-39: 30.43 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 8.7 %
  • 60+: 32.61 %

What are other drugs people take besides Uptravi? *

  1. Adcirca: 23 people, 50.00%
  2. Opsumit: 20 people, 43.48%
  3. Ambrisentan: 16 people, 34.78%
  4. Tyvaso: 8 people, 17.39%
  5. Amlodipine: 7 people, 15.22%
  6. Plaquenil: 6 people, 13.04%
  7. Imuran: 6 people, 13.04%
  8. Xarelto: 5 people, 10.87%
  9. Adempas: 5 people, 10.87%
  10. Bumex: 4 people, 8.70%

What are other side effects people have besides Pleurisy? *

  1. Chest Pain: 39 people, 84.78%
  2. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 34 people, 73.91%
  3. Pneumonia: 26 people, 56.52%
  4. Headache (pain in head): 24 people, 52.17%
  5. Pain: 19 people, 41.30%
  6. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 18 people, 39.13%
  7. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 18 people, 39.13%
  8. Mental Disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability): 17 people, 36.96%
  9. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 16 people, 34.78%
  10. Fever: 16 people, 34.78%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 27 people, 58.70%
  2. Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 18 people, 39.13%
  3. High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 17.39%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Pleurisy and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of selexipag:

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 selexipag (the active ingredients of Uptravi) and Uptravi (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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