Age: 49.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: UNK, COVID19
Symptoms: Eye swelling, Hypersensitivity, Reaction to excipient
Clinical narrative: woke up with swollen eyes - both; a similar reaction the medication is Myrbetriq and had an allergic reaction; researched and found that Myrbetriq has the same ingredient as in the Covid vaccine; polyethylene glycol; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. A 49-years-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number EL1284, expiry date not reported), via an unspecified route of administration on 05Jan2021 16:30 at a single dose in the right arm for COVID 19 immunization. Medical history included COPD, Hashimoto's and celiac (celiac disease gluten), all were ongoing. The patient had no COVID prior vaccination. The patient was not pregnant at the time of the vaccination. Concomitant medications included levothyroxine sodium (TIROSINT), acetylsalicylic acid (BREOPRIN), indometacin (VANTELIN), ethinylestradiol, ferrous fumarate, norethisterone acetate (LO LOESTRIN FE), and cetirizine hydrochloride (ZYRTEC). The patient previously took epinephrine and experienced allergies wherein patient required carbocaine at dentist; and mirabegron (MYRBETRIQ) and patient had an allergic reaction (approximately 2 years ago). The patient had no other vaccine in four weeks. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine was administered in the hospital. They kept the patient for 15 minutes to 20 minutes. She began to have symptoms later that night, both eyes looked like she had been punched, swollen shut when she woke up in the morning. It was also reported as he morning after shot, 06Jan2021 06:00, patient woke up with swollen eyes (both); no swelling anywhere else; swelling continued into mid-afternoon when called into nurse line to report at hospital. Patient reported on Pfizer website the adverse effects but forgot to put in the report medication she was taking and had a similar reaction the medication is Myrbetriq and had an allergic reaction to this medication as well (2 years ago). Patient researched and found that Myrbetriq has the same ingredient as in the Covid vaccine; polyethylene glycol. Patient was advised to take benadryl and cold compresses for swollen eyes (both). They told patient to take benadryl one pill and if symptoms didn't subside to take another Benadryl. She took one benadryl and began to see slight improvement. She took the second benadryl and at around the 2 hour mark she was "pretty good, swelling totally gone and feeling totally okay, it took about 6 hours". The patient had no other symptoms. The events were reported as not serious (did not result in death, not life-threatening, did not cause/prolonged hospitalization, not disabling/incapacitating and not a congenital anomaly/birth defect). Since the vaccination, the patient has not been tested for COVID-19. Patient stated that no one seemed to be able to tell patient if patient can take the second dose. Patient stated that she found information on CDC website regarding time of onset and ability to take second dose. The event swollen eyes (both) recovered on 06Jan2021; reported as swelling went away by dinner time on 06Jan2021 and eyes were fine at the time of the report. The outcome of the events "allergic reaction" and "researched and found that Myrbetriq has the same ingredient as in the Covid vaccine; polyethylene glycol" was unknown.