Augmentin and Coughing - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Coughing is reported as a side effect among people who take Augmentin (amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zometa, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Coughing 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 Coughing?

Coughing is found to be associated with 3,174 drugs and 3,779 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Coughing.

On Jan, 04, 2026

41,293 people reported to have side effects when taking Augmentin.
Among them, 1,301 people (3.15%) have Coughing.

Among these 1,301 people:

* 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)

Coughing treatments and more:

Coughing (361,781 reports)

How severe was Coughing and when was it recovered:

Coughing in Augmentin

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

Coughing and drugs with ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (1,652 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+

Common Augmentin side effects:

Augmentin side effect: Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit) (2,563 reports)

Browse all side effects of Augmentin:

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Common drugs associated with Coughing:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Coughing:

Coughing (3,174 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Coughing:

Asthma aggravated: 28,759 reports
Asthma: 28,756 reports
Bronchial asthma: 28,706 reports
Ra: 28,588 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 28,587 reports
Hypertension: 16,159 reports
Blood pressure increased: 16,068 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 12,453 reports
Ms: 9,445 reports
Granulomatous ileocolitis: 8,547 reports

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Coughing:

Coughing (3,779 conditions)

Drugs similar to Augmentin and Coughing :

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

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