Bactroban and Facial neuralgia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Facial neuralgia is reported as a side effect among people who take Bactroban (mupirocin), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Flexeril, and have Osteoporosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Facial neuralgia when taking Bactroban. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,919 people who have side effects when taking Bactroban from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bactroban?

Bactroban has active ingredients of mupirocin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 4,967 Bactroban users. Check the latest studies of Bactroban.

What is Facial neuralgia?

Facial neuralgia (pain of face) is found to be associated with 109 drugs and 317 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Facial neuralgia.

On Jul, 12, 2026

4,919 people reported to have side effects when taking Bactroban.
Among them, 24 people (0.49%) have Facial neuralgia.

Among these 24 people:

What is the gender of people who have Facial neuralgia when taking Bactroban? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Facial neuralgia when taking Bactroban? *

What are other drugs people take besides Bactroban? *

What are other side effects people have besides Facial neuralgia? *

Wound Infection Staphylococcal: 24 people, 100.00%
Malocclusion (a misalignment): 24 people, 100.00%
Gingival Pain (gum pain): 24 people, 100.00%
Gingivitis (inflammation of gums): 24 people, 100.00%
Gums - Swollen: 24 people, 100.00%
Haemangioma (noncancerous, abnormally dense collections of dilated small blood vessels that may occur in the skin or internal organs): 24 people, 100.00%
Humerus Fracture (injury to the upper arm bone): 24 people, 100.00%
Joint Dislocation (a joint position is changed from normal position): 24 people, 100.00%
Lung Disorder (lung disease): 24 people, 100.00%
Metastatic Neoplasm (spreadable cancer tumour): 24 people, 100.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 24 people, 100.00%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 24 people, 100.00%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 11 people, 45.83%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Facial neuralgia:

Facial neuralgia (109 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Facial neuralgia:

Facial neuralgia (317 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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