Augmentin and Bell's palsy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Bell's palsy is reported as a side effect among people who take Augmentin (amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Rocephin, and have Bacteraemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Bell's palsy when taking Augmentin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,293 people who have side effects when taking Augmentin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Augmentin?

Augmentin has active ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 42,620 Augmentin users. Check the latest studies of Augmentin.

What is Bell's palsy?

Bell's palsy (facial paralysis) is found to be associated with 569 drugs and 1,257 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bell's palsy.

On Jul, 14, 2026

41,293 people reported to have side effects when taking Augmentin.
Among them, 29 people (0.07%) have Bell's palsy.

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Augmentin when they have Bell's palsy? *

What is the gender of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Augmentin? *

female: 55.17 %
male: 44.83 %

What is the age of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Augmentin? *

What are other drugs people take besides Augmentin? *

What are other side effects people have besides Bell's palsy? *

Weakness: 7 people, 24.14%
Swallowing Difficulty: 6 people, 20.69%
Pain: 5 people, 17.24%
Otitis Media (inflammation of the middle ear): 5 people, 17.24%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 17.24%
Speech Impairment (Adult) (inability to speak (adult)): 5 people, 17.24%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 5 people, 17.24%
Fever: 4 people, 13.79%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 13.79%
Depression: 4 people, 13.79%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Tonsillitis (inflammation of tonsil): 2 people, 6.90%
Pneumonia: 2 people, 6.90%
Colon Cancer: 2 people, 6.90%
Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood): 2 people, 6.90%
Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 1 person, 3.45%
Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 3.45%
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary): 1 person, 3.45%
Otitis Media (inflammation of the middle ear): 1 person, 3.45%
Oral Cancer (mouth cancer): 1 person, 3.45%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 3.45%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Augmentin (42,620 reports)

Bell's palsy treatments and more:

Bell's palsy (7,037 reports)

How severe was Bell's palsy and when was it recovered:

Bell's palsy in Augmentin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium:

Bell's palsy and drugs with ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (32 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 Augmentin:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Bell's palsy:

Bell's palsy (569 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Bell's palsy:

Bell's palsy (1,257 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (the active ingredients of Augmentin) and Augmentin (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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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