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Xiidra and Sinus pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sinus pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Xiidra (lifitegrast), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Ozempic, and have Dry eyes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sinus pain when taking Xiidra. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 15,181 people who have side effects when taking Xiidra from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Xiidra?

Xiidra has active ingredients of lifitegrast. eHealthMe is studying from 15,244 Xiidra users. Check the latest studies of Xiidra.

What is Sinus pain?

Sinus pain is found to be associated with 368 drugs and 318 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sinus pain.

On Aug, 01, 2026

15,181 people reported to have side effects when taking Xiidra.
Among them, 20 people (0.13%) have Sinus pain.

Could Xiidra cause Sinus pain?

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Xiidra when they have Sinus pain? *

  • < 1 month: 62.5 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 37.5 %
  • 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 Sinus pain when taking Xiidra? *

  • female: 88.24 %
  • male: 11.76 %

What is the age of people who have Sinus pain when taking Xiidra? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 16.67 %
  • 40-49: 25.0 %
  • 50-59: 8.33 %
  • 60+: 50.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Xiidra? *

  1. Nurtec Odt: 2 people, 10.00%
  2. Magnesium: 2 people, 10.00%
  3. Ozempic: 2 people, 10.00%
  4. Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride: 1 person, 5.00%
  5. Methocarbamol: 1 person, 5.00%
  6. Loteprednol Etabonate: 1 person, 5.00%
  7. Livalo: 1 person, 5.00%
  8. Jardiance: 1 person, 5.00%
  9. Incruse Ellipta: 1 person, 5.00%
  10. Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Acetaminophen: 1 person, 5.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Sinus pain? *

  1. Instillation Site Pain: 6 people, 30.00%
  2. Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 25.00%
  3. Vision Blurred: 5 people, 25.00%
  4. Eye Discharge: 4 people, 20.00%
  5. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 4 people, 20.00%
  6. Sinus Disorder (disease of sinus): 3 people, 15.00%
  7. Drug Ineffective: 3 people, 15.00%
  8. Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 3 people, 15.00%
  9. Eye Pain: 3 people, 15.00%
  10. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 10.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 11 people, 55.00%
  2. Neurotrophic Keratopathy (decreased corneal sensitivity and poor corneal healing): 1 person, 5.00%
  3. Migraine (headache): 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Sinus pain and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lifitegrast:

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 lifitegrast (the active ingredients of Xiidra) and Xiidra (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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