From FDA reports: Penicillin and Gout

This is a study of Gout among people who take Penicillin. The study analyzes: the time on Penicillin when people have Gout, gender and age of these people, the severity of Gout, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Penicillin. In total 1,164 Penicillin users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Penicillin

Penicillin has active ingredients of penicillin g potassium. It is used in infection, strep throat, tooth abscess, sinusitis, tonsillitis. Commonly reported side effects of Penicillin include pain, stress and anxiety, rashes, anaemia, osteonecrosis of jaw.

Gout

Gout has been reported by people with high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, osteoporosis, pain, diabetes.

On May, 21, 2013: 1,164 people reported to have side effects when taking Penicillin. Among them, 19 people (1.63%) have Gout.

Time on Penicillin when people have Gout * :

Gender of people who have Gout when taking Penicillin * :

Age of people who have Gout when taking Penicillin * :

Severity of Gout when taking Penicillin ** :

How people recovered from Gout ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Hypercalcaemia of malignancy (7 people, 36.84%)
2. Hypercalcaemia (6 people, 31.58%)
3. Multiple myeloma (6 people, 31.58%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Revlimid (19 people, 100.00%)
2. Penicillin v potassium (19 people, 100.00%)
3. Dexamethasone (19 people, 100.00%)
4. Zometa (19 people, 100.00%)
5. Lortab (18 people, 94.74%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Penicillin (penicillin g potassium) is often used for infection. Find out below the conditions Penicillin is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Penicillin used for and how effective is it:

• Penicillin is used in:
  • Infection
  • Strep throat
  • Tooth abscess
  • Sinusitis
  • Tonsillitis

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Penicillin alternatives:
  • Infection (60 drugs)
  • Strep throat (21 drugs)
  • Tooth abscess (20 drugs)
  • Sinusitis (56 drugs)
  • Tonsillitis (9 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Gout in Infection (22 reports)
• Gout in Sinusitis (10 reports)

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Drugs in real world that are associated with:

• Gout

Recent related drug checks on eHealthMe:

• Multi-vitamins, Zometa, Levofloxacin, Penicillin V Potassium, Metformin, Vytorin, Actos, Aceon, Hydrochlorothiazide, Lenalidomide, Melphalan, Thalidomide, Revlimid, Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos, Dexamethasone, Flagyl, Ciprofloxacin, Hydrocodone, Acyclovir, Lortab, Levaquin, Allopurinol, Iron Sulfatethiamin Compound Tab drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout
• Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos, Multi-vitamins, Dexamethasone, Allopurinol, Iron Sulfatethiamin Compound Tab, Flagyl, Hydrocodone Bitartrate, Lortab, Levofloxacin, Penicillin V Potassium, Metformin Hydrochloride, Vytorin, Aceon, Hydrochlorothiazide, Melphalan Hydrochloride, Thalidomide, Ciprofloxacin, Acyclovir, Levaquin, Actos, Lenalidomide, Revlimid, Zometa drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout
• Multi-vitamins, Penicillin V Potassium, Metformin Hydrochloride, Vytorin, Actos, Aceon, Hydrochlorothiazide, Lenalidomide, Melphalan Hydrochloride, Thalidomide, Revlimid, Allopurinol, Iron Sulfatethiamin Compound Tab, Flagyl, Ciprofloxacin, Hydrocodone, Acyclovir, Lortab, Levaquin, Levofloxacin, Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos, Dexamethasone, Zometa drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout
• Lortab, Vytorin, Hydrochlorothiazide, Dexamethasone, Acyclovir, Multi-vitamins, Zometa, Hydrocodone, Levaquin, Levofloxacin, Penicillin V Potassium, Metformin Hcl, Actos, Aceon, Lenalidomide, Melphalan Hydrochloride, Thalidomide, Revlimid, Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout
• Levaquin, Vytorin, Melphalan Hydrochloride, Lortab, Levofloxacin, Penicillin V Potassium, Metformin, Actos, Aceon, Hydrochlorothiazide, Lenalidomide, Thalidomide, Revlimid, Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos, Multi-vitamins, Dexamethasone, Zometa drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout
• Metformin Hydrochloride, Vytorin, Actos, Aceon, Hydrochlorothiazide, Lenalidomide, Melphalan, Thalidomide, Revlimid, Chemotherapeutics Nos, Steroids Nos, Penicillin V Potassium, Dexamethasone, Zometa, Multi-vitamins drug interactions for Multiple Myeloma: Gout

NOTE: The study is based on active ingredients and brand name. Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are NOT considered.

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