Dial side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)
Summary:
Side effects are reported by people who take Dial (hexachlorophene). Common side effects include drug ineffective among females and abdominal pain among males.
The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on 50 reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Dial?
Dial has active ingredients of hexachlorophene. eHealthMe is studying from 53 Dial users. Check the latest studies of Dial.
50 people who take Dial and have side effects are studied.

What are the common side effects of Dial, by gender? *:
female:
- Drug ineffective
- Acne (skin problems that cause pimples)
- Abdominal discomfort
- Abdominal distension
- Ankle fracture
- Application site rash
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Bronchial disorder
- Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
- Caustic injury
male:
- Abdominal pain
- Drug ineffective
- Emotional distress
- Exercise tolerance decreased
- Furuncle (infection of the hair follicle)
- Musculoskeletal stiffness (stiffness of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves)
- Oxygen saturation decreased
- Pleural effusion (water on the lungs)
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
What are the common side effects of Dial, by age (0-1 to 60+) *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
- Drug ineffective
- Emotional distress
20-29:
- Abdominal pain
30-39:
- Abdominal pain
- Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it)
- Exercise tolerance decreased
40-49:
- Abdominal discomfort
- Application site rash
- Disease recurrence
- Infertility
50-59:
- Acne (skin problems that cause pimples)
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
- Drug ineffective
- Faecal volume increased
- Monocytosis (an increase in the number of monocytes circulating in the blood)
60+:
- Drug ineffective
- Abdominal distension
- Abdominal pain
- Ankle fracture
- Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
- Application site pruritus (application site severe itching of the skin)
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Bronchial disorder
- Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
- Cardiac failure
What are the common side effects of Dial, by the time people have been on the drug (< 1 month to 10+ years)? *:
< 1 month:
- Application site pruritus (application site severe itching of the skin)
- Application site rash
- Caustic injury
- Myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
1 - 6 months:
- Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
6 - 12 months:
n/a
1 - 2 years:
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
2 - 5 years:
n/a
5 - 10 years:
n/a
10+ years:
n/a
not specified:
- Abdominal distension
- Ankle fracture
- Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
- Bronchial disorder
- Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes)
- Cardiac disorder
- Cardiac failure
- Cerebral haematoma (collection of blood in brain)
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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How the study uses the data?
The study is based on hexachlorophene (the active ingredients of Dial) and Dial (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.
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Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Dial:
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