Acetaminophen and Uc - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Uc is reported as a side effect among people who take Acetaminophen (acetaminophen), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prednisone, and have Crohn's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Uc 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 183,070 Acetaminophen users. Check the latest studies of Acetaminophen.

What is Uc?

Uc is found to be associated with 1,329 drugs and 2,013 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Uc.



On Oct, 20, 2025

181,086 people reported to have side effects when taking Acetaminophen.
Among them, 887 people (0.49%) have Uc.

Could Acetaminophen cause Uc?

Among these 887 people:

How long have people been on Acetaminophen when they have Uc? *

  • < 1 month: 66.67 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 17.95 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 2.56 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 2.56 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 2.56 %
  • 10+ years: 7.69 %

What is the gender of people who have Uc when taking Acetaminophen? *

  • female: 74.34 %
  • male: 25.66 %

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

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.47 %
  • 10-19: 13.79 %
  • 20-29: 9.56 %
  • 30-39: 6.58 %
  • 40-49: 17.24 %
  • 50-59: 9.87 %
  • 60+: 42.48 %

What are other drugs people take besides Acetaminophen? *

  1. Prednisone: 409 people, 46.11%
  2. Humira: 377 people, 42.50%
  3. Mesalamine: 356 people, 40.14%
  4. Hydrocortisone: 304 people, 34.27%
  5. Entyvio: 258 people, 29.09%
  6. Metronidazole: 252 people, 28.41%
  7. Zopiclone: 241 people, 27.17%
  8. Pantoprazole: 234 people, 26.38%
  9. Budesonide: 227 people, 25.59%
  10. Aspirin: 226 people, 25.48%

What are other side effects people have besides Uc? *

  1. Diarrhea: 490 people, 55.24%
  2. Rectal Haemorrhage (bleeding from anus): 421 people, 47.46%
  3. Fever: 388 people, 43.74%
  4. Abdominal Pain: 377 people, 42.50%
  5. Rashes (redness): 358 people, 40.36%
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 336 people, 37.88%
  7. Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood): 322 people, 36.30%
  8. Weight Decreased: 318 people, 35.85%
  9. Drug Ineffective: 308 people, 34.72%
  10. Constipation: 307 people, 34.61%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 238 people, 26.83%
  2. Colitis (inflammation of colon): 123 people, 13.87%
  3. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 95 people, 10.71%
  4. Allergies: 94 people, 10.60%
  5. Fever: 81 people, 9.13%
  6. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 70 people, 7.89%
  7. Acne (skin problems that cause pimples): 65 people, 7.33%
  8. Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 63 people, 7.10%
  9. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 57 people, 6.43%
  10. High Blood Pressure: 56 people, 6.31%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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  • Uc (188,229 reports)

How severe was Uc and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen:

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+

Common Acetaminophen side effects:

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Common drugs associated with Uc:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Uc:

  • Uc (1,327 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Uc:

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Uc:

  • Uc (2,013 conditions)

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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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