Ventolin and Psychomotor hyperactivity - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Psychomotor hyperactivity is reported as a side effect among people who take Ventolin (albuterol), especially for people who are male, 2-9 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Atrovent, and have Multiple allergies.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Psychomotor hyperactivity when taking Ventolin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 50,731 people who have side effects when taking Ventolin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ventolin?

Ventolin has active ingredients of albuterol. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 51,849 Ventolin users. Check the latest studies of Ventolin.

What is Psychomotor hyperactivity?

Psychomotor hyperactivity (feelings of extreme restlessness) is found to be associated with 889 drugs and 1,101 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Psychomotor hyperactivity.



On Jul, 12, 2026

50,731 people reported to have side effects when taking Ventolin.
Among them, 80 people (0.16%) have Psychomotor hyperactivity.

Could Ventolin cause Psychomotor hyperactivity?

Among these 80 people:

How long have people been on Ventolin when they have Psychomotor hyperactivity? *

  • < 1 month: 83.33 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 16.67 %
  • 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 Psychomotor hyperactivity when taking Ventolin? *

  • female: 45.07 %
  • male: 54.93 %

What is the age of people who have Psychomotor hyperactivity when taking Ventolin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 49.23 %
  • 10-19: 4.62 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 3.08 %
  • 40-49: 4.62 %
  • 50-59: 13.85 %
  • 60+: 24.62 %

What are other drugs people take besides Ventolin? *

  1. Atrovent: 14 people, 17.50%
  2. Symbicort: 10 people, 12.50%
  3. Advair Hfa: 7 people, 8.75%
  4. Singulair: 6 people, 7.50%
  5. Serevent: 5 people, 6.25%
  6. Morphine: 5 people, 6.25%
  7. Flovent: 5 people, 6.25%
  8. Inderal: 4 people, 5.00%
  9. Ranitidine: 3 people, 3.75%
  10. Nexavar: 3 people, 3.75%

What are other side effects people have besides Psychomotor hyperactivity? *

  1. Aggression: 35 people, 43.75%
  2. Stress And Anxiety: 26 people, 32.50%
  3. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 26 people, 32.50%
  4. Abnormal Behavior: 23 people, 28.75%
  5. Depression: 18 people, 22.50%
  6. Mood Swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood): 13 people, 16.25%
  7. Anger: 12 people, 15.00%
  8. Nightmares (unpleasant dreams): 12 people, 15.00%
  9. Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 11 people, 13.75%
  10. Hallucination, Visual (seeing things that aren't there): 10 people, 12.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Angiopathy (generic term for a disease of the blood vessels): 3 people, 3.75%
  2. Cachexia (loss of weight): 3 people, 3.75%
  3. Diabetes: 3 people, 3.75%
  4. Hepatic Neoplasm Malignant (liver cancer): 3 people, 3.75%
  5. Hyperkalemia (damage to or disease of the kidney): 3 people, 3.75%
  6. Liver Disorder (liver diseases): 3 people, 3.75%
  7. Portal Hypertension (increase in the blood pressure within a system of veins called the portal venous system): 3 people, 3.75%
  8. Multiple Allergies (allergy to multiple agents): 3 people, 3.75%
  9. Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 2 people, 2.50%
  10. Pain: 2 people, 2.50%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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 albuterol (the active ingredients of Ventolin) and Ventolin (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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