Azithromycin and Dermatitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dermatitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Azithromycin (azithromycin), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Dapsone, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dermatitis when taking Azithromycin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 38,326 people who have side effects when taking Azithromycin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Azithromycin?

Azithromycin has active ingredients of azithromycin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 40,714 Azithromycin users. Check the latest studies of Azithromycin.

What is Dermatitis?

Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it) is found to be associated with 1,577 drugs and 1,225 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dermatitis.

On Feb, 14, 2026

38,326 people reported to have side effects when taking Azithromycin.
Among them, 129 people (0.34%) have Dermatitis.

Among these 129 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Azithromycin and have Dermatitis?

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Related studies:

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

Azithromycin (40,714 reports)

Dermatitis treatments and more:

Dermatitis (30,577 reports)

How severe was Dermatitis and when was it recovered:

Dermatitis in Azithromycin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of azithromycin:

Dermatitis and drugs with ingredients of azithromycin (823 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 Azithromycin:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dermatitis:

Dermatitis (1,577 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dermatitis:

Dermatitis (1,225 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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