Bactroban and Senna drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Bactroban (mupirocin) and Senna (senna). Common drug interactions include back pain among females and seizure among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Bactroban and Senna. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 71 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bactroban?

Bactroban has active ingredients of mupirocin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 4,967 Bactroban users. Check the latest studies of Bactroban.

What is Senna?

Senna has active ingredients of senna. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 37,302 Senna users. Check the latest studies of Senna.



On Jul, 10, 2026

71 people who take Bactroban and Senna together, and have interactions are studied.

Bactroban and Senna drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Bactroban and Senna, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Back pain
  2. Pseudomonas infection (pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, pseudomonas aeruginosa)
  3. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  4. Urinary tract infection
  5. Ankle fracture
  6. Cardiac arrest
  7. Foot deformity (functional disability of foot)
  8. Headache (pain in head)
  9. Herpes zoster
  10. Infusion related reaction

male:

  1. Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
  2. Acute respiratory failure
  3. Extremity contracture (permanent shortening of a muscle or joint of arms and legs)
  4. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  5. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
  6. Joint contracture (a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint)
  7. Joint range of motion decreased (disease of joint movement)
  8. Joint stiffness
  9. Mobility decreased (ability to move is reduced)
  10. Muscle tightness

What are the common drug interactions of Bactroban and Senna, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

  1. Abdominal pain
  2. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  3. Asthenia (weakness)
  4. Atelectasis (partial or complete collapse of the lung)
  5. Bacterial tracheitis (bacterial infection of the trachea)
  6. Blood creatinine increased
  7. Bronchiolitis (inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles in lungs)
  8. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
  9. Chills (felling of cold)
  10. Cough

2-9:

  1. Acute respiratory failure
  2. Pyrexia (fever)
  3. Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
  4. Respiratory tract infection
  5. Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
  6. Urinary tract infection
  7. Abdominal distension
  8. Biliary tract disorder
  9. Cardiac arrest
  10. Cyanosis (lack of oxygen in body leads to blue appearance of skin ,mucous membrane nails)

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

  1. Acute respiratory failure
  2. Cardio-respiratory arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs)
  3. Electrocardiogram qt prolonged
  4. Embolism (obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble)
  5. Malignant neoplasm progression (cancer tumour came back)
  6. Ovarian cancer metastatic (cancer of ovary spreads to other organ or parts)

30-39:

  1. Anger
  2. Anxiety
  3. Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel-av fistula)
  4. Depression
  5. Dyskinesia (abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement)
  6. Extremity contracture (permanent shortening of a muscle or joint of arms and legs)
  7. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  8. Joint contracture (a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint)
  9. Joint range of motion decreased (disease of joint movement)
  10. Joint stiffness

40-49:

  1. Biliary sepsis
  2. Escherichia infection (bacterial infection by escherichia coli)
  3. Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
  4. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  5. Altered state of consciousness (altered state of mind)
  6. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  7. Back pain
  8. Bipolar disorder (mood disorder)
  9. Candidiasis (candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection)
  10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe)

50-59:

  1. Incision site erythema (redness of the skin at incision site)
  2. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  3. Ischaemic stroke (stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain)
  4. Lethargy (tiredness)
  5. Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood)
  6. Localised oedema (fluid retention in a particular part of the body)
  7. Loss of consciousness
  8. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
  9. Mesenteric vein thrombosis (blood clot in mesenteric vein)
  10. Mobility decreased (ability to move is reduced)

60+:

  1. Fall
  2. Foot fracture
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  4. Non-small cell lung cancer (type of epithelial lung cancer)
  5. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
  6. Pyrexia (fever)
  7. Rash
  8. Road traffic accident
  9. Transient global amnesia (a temporary short-term memory loss)
  10. Anaemia (lack of blood)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Pain: 18 people, 25.35%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 16 people, 22.54%
  3. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 10 people, 14.08%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 9.86%
  5. Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 6 people, 8.45%
  6. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 6 people, 8.45%
  7. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 6 people, 8.45%
  8. Hypersensitivity: 5 people, 7.04%
  9. Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 5 people, 7.04%
  10. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 5 people, 7.04%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mupirocin and senna (the active ingredients of Bactroban and Senna, respectively), and Bactroban and Senna (the brand names). 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?

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