Acetaminophen and Gaze palsy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Gaze palsy is reported as a side effect among people who take Acetaminophen (acetaminophen), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Fentanyl, and have Migraine.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Gaze palsy when taking Acetaminophen. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 181,086 people who have side effects when taking Acetaminophen from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Acetaminophen?

Acetaminophen has active ingredients of acetaminophen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 183,077 Acetaminophen users. Check the latest studies of Acetaminophen.

What is Gaze palsy?

Gaze palsy (disorders affecting the ability to move both eyes in the same direction) is found to be associated with 185 drugs and 451 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gaze palsy.



On Jul, 08, 2026

181,086 people reported to have side effects when taking Acetaminophen.
Among them, 20 people (0.01%) have Gaze palsy.

Could Acetaminophen cause Gaze palsy?

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Acetaminophen when they have Gaze palsy? *

  • < 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 Gaze palsy when taking Acetaminophen? *

  • female: 35 %
  • male: 65 %

What is the age of people who have Gaze palsy when taking Acetaminophen? *

  • 0-1: 17.65 %
  • 2-9: 5.88 %
  • 10-19: 17.65 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 5.88 %
  • 50-59: 17.65 %
  • 60+: 35.29 %

What are other drugs people take besides Acetaminophen? *

  1. Aspirin: 6 people, 30.00%
  2. Fentanyl: 6 people, 30.00%
  3. Propofol: 5 people, 25.00%
  4. Morphine: 4 people, 20.00%
  5. Allopurinol: 4 people, 20.00%
  6. Nexium: 3 people, 15.00%
  7. Midazolam: 3 people, 15.00%
  8. Lorazepam: 3 people, 15.00%
  9. Lidocaine: 3 people, 15.00%
  10. Indomethacin: 3 people, 15.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Gaze palsy? *

  1. Drowsiness: 7 people, 35.00%
  2. Hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body): 5 people, 25.00%
  3. Speech Impairment (Adult) (inability to speak (adult)): 5 people, 25.00%
  4. Depressed Level Of Consciousness: 4 people, 20.00%
  5. Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 4 people, 20.00%
  6. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 4 people, 20.00%
  7. Wound Infection: 3 people, 15.00%
  8. Cerebral Ischaemia (insufficient blood flow to the brain to meet metabolic demand): 3 people, 15.00%
  9. Infection: 3 people, 15.00%
  10. Intervertebral Disc Disorder (spinal disc disorder): 3 people, 15.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Migraine (headache): 3 people, 15.00%
  2. Local Anaesthesia: 2 people, 10.00%
  3. Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 10.00%
  4. General Anaesthesia: 2 people, 10.00%
  5. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 2 people, 10.00%
  6. Nerve Block (the interruption of signals travelling along a nerve): 2 people, 10.00%
  7. Muscle Twitching: 1 person, 5.00%
  8. Post Herpetic Neuralgia (neuralgia caused by the varicella zoster virus): 1 person, 5.00%
  9. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 1 person, 5.00%
  10. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen (the active ingredients of Acetaminophen) and Acetaminophen (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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