Acetylcysteine and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Acetylcysteine (acetylcysteine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Aspirin, and have Pain.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,475 people who have side effects when taking Acetylcysteine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Acetylcysteine?

Acetylcysteine has active ingredients of acetylcysteine. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 11,563 Acetylcysteine users. Check the latest studies of Acetylcysteine.

On Jul, 08, 2026

11,475 people reported to have side effects when taking Acetylcysteine.
Among them, 351 people (3.06%) died.

Among these 351 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Acetylcysteine:

Acetylcysteine (11,563 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetylcysteine:

Death and drugs with ingredients of acetylcysteine (428 reports)

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+

Browse all side effects of Acetylcysteine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,140 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetylcysteine (the active ingredients of Acetylcysteine) and Acetylcysteine (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?

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Acetylcysteine and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Acetylcysteine?

Among these 351 people:

How long have people been on Acetylcysteine when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Acetylcysteine? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Acetylcysteine? *

What are other drugs people take besides Acetylcysteine? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *