Bactrim ds and Bone marrow depression - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Bone marrow depression is reported as a side effect among people who take Bactrim ds (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Fungizone, and have Hiv infection.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Bone marrow depression when taking Bactrim ds. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,059 people who have side effects when taking Bactrim ds from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bactrim ds?

Bactrim ds has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 17,027 Bactrim ds users. Check the latest studies of Bactrim ds.

What is Bone marrow depression?

Bone marrow depression (decreased ability or inability of the bone marrow to produce blood cells) is found to be associated with 350 drugs and 465 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bone marrow depression.

On Jul, 16, 2026

16,059 people reported to have side effects when taking Bactrim ds.
Among them, 29 people (0.18%) have Bone marrow depression.

Could Bactrim ds cause Bone marrow depression?

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Bactrim ds when they have Bone marrow depression? *

What is the gender of people who have Bone marrow depression when taking Bactrim ds? *

female: 31.03 %
male: 68.97 %

What is the age of people who have Bone marrow depression when taking Bactrim ds? *

What are other drugs people take besides Bactrim ds? *

What are other side effects people have besides Bone marrow depression? *

Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets): 9 people, 31.03%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 8 people, 27.59%
Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 5 people, 17.24%
Fever: 5 people, 17.24%
White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 5 people, 17.24%
Haemoglobin Decreased: 5 people, 17.24%
Pleural Effusion (water on the lungs): 4 people, 13.79%
Aplastic Anemia: 3 people, 10.34%
Hypoproteinaemia (too little prolactin circulating in the blood): 3 people, 10.34%
Weakness: 3 people, 10.34%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Hiv Infection: 3 people, 10.34%
Glioblastoma (most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in humans): 2 people, 6.90%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 2 people, 6.90%
Transplant Rejection (a transplant material is not worked): 1 person, 3.45%
Lymphoma (cancer that begins in immune system cells): 1 person, 3.45%
Burkitt Lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system): 1 person, 3.45%
Astrocytoma (tumour of the brain that originate in a particular kind of glial-cells): 1 person, 3.45%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Bone marrow depression and when was it recovered:

Bone marrow depression in Bactrim ds

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim:

Bone marrow depression and drugs with ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (222 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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Bone marrow depression:

Bone marrow depression (350 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Bone marrow depression:

Bone marrow depression (465 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (the active ingredients of Bactrim ds) and Bactrim ds (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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