Xopenex and Drug intolerance - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug intolerance is reported as a side effect among people who take Xopenex (levalbuterol hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Singulair, and have Immunodeficiency common variable.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Drug intolerance when taking Xopenex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,420 people who have side effects when taking Xopenex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Xopenex?
Xopenex has active ingredients of levalbuterol hydrochloride. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 13,816 Xopenex users. Check the latest studies of Xopenex.
What is Drug intolerance?
Drug intolerance (drug sensitivity) is found to be associated with 1,906 drugs and 1,598 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Drug intolerance.
13,420 people reported to have side effects when taking Xopenex.
Among them, 54 people (0.4%) have Drug intolerance.

Among these 54 people:
How long have people been on Xopenex when they have Drug intolerance? *
- < 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 Drug intolerance when taking Xopenex? *
- female: 74.07 %
- male: 25.93 %
What is the age of people who have Drug intolerance when taking Xopenex? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 6.67 %
- 20-29: 20.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 23.33 %
- 60+: 50.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Xopenex? *
- Singulair: 11 people, 20.37%
- Vitamin D3: 9 people, 16.67%
- Spiriva: 9 people, 16.67%
- Symbicort: 9 people, 16.67%
- Flovent: 9 people, 16.67%
- Restasis: 9 people, 16.67%
- Melatonin: 9 people, 16.67%
- Fluconazole: 8 people, 14.81%
- Xyrem: 8 people, 14.81%
- Advair Hfa: 8 people, 14.81%
What are other side effects people have besides Drug intolerance? *
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 13 people, 24.07%
- Headache (pain in head): 12 people, 22.22%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 11 people, 20.37%
- Drug Ineffective: 10 people, 18.52%
- Cough: 10 people, 18.52%
- Diarrhea: 8 people, 14.81%
- Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 8 people, 14.81%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 6 people, 11.11%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 11.11%
- Pneumonia: 6 people, 11.11%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 7 people, 12.96%
- Sleep Disorder: 5 people, 9.26%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 7.41%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 5.56%
- Drowsiness: 3 people, 5.56%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 3 people, 5.56%
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 2 people, 3.70%
- Breast Cancer: 2 people, 3.70%
- Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 2 people, 3.70%
- Cough: 2 people, 3.70%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Xopenex:
- Xopenex (13,816 reports)
Drug intolerance treatments and more:
- Drug intolerance (103,988 reports)
How severe was Drug intolerance and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levalbuterol hydrochloride:
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 Xopenex:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Drug intolerance:
- Drug intolerance (1,906 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Drug intolerance:
- Drug intolerance (1,598 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levalbuterol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Xopenex) and Xopenex (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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