Cefazolin and Delirium - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Delirium is found among people who take Cefazolin, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Cefazolin and have Delirium. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12,902 people who have side effects when taking Cefazolin from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Jan, 19, 2023

12,902 people reported to have side effects when taking Cefazolin.
Among them, 53 people (0.41%) have Delirium.

What is Cefazolin?

Cefazolin has active ingredients of cefazolin sodium. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 12,931 Cefazolin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Delirium?

Delirium (wild excitement) is found to be associated with 2,684 drugs and 2,449 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Cefazolin and Delirium reports submitted per year:

Time on Cefazolin when people have Delirium *:

Gender of people who have Delirium when taking Cefazolin *:

female: 42 %
male: 58 %

Age of people who have Delirium when taking Cefazolin *:

Common drugs people take besides Cefazolin *:

Common side effects people have besides Delirium *:

Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 14 people, 26.42%
Rashes (redness): 9 people, 16.98%
Fall: 9 people, 16.98%
Stress And Anxiety: 9 people, 16.98%
Weight Decreased: 8 people, 15.09%
High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 15.09%
Headache (pain in head): 8 people, 15.09%
Mental Status Changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation): 8 people, 15.09%
Pain: 8 people, 15.09%
Constipation: 8 people, 15.09%

Common conditions people have *:

Pain: 9 people, 16.98%
High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 13.21%
Breast Cancer Metastatic: 5 people, 9.43%
Vasodilatation (widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls): 4 people, 7.55%
Anaesthesia: 4 people, 7.55%
Diabetes: 4 people, 7.55%
Haemostasis (stopping of bleeding): 4 people, 7.55%
Nasal Congestion (blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels): 3 people, 5.66%
Sedation: 3 people, 5.66%
Parkinson's Disease: 2 people, 3.77%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Cefazolin and have Delirium?

Check whether Delirium is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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How severe was Delirium and when was it recovered:

Delirium in Cefazolin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of cefazolin sodium:

Delirium and drugs with ingredients of cefazolin sodium (71 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Cefazolin:

Cefazolin (12,931 reports)

Common Cefazolin side effects:

Browse all side effects of Cefazolin:

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Delirium treatments and more:

Delirium (37,219 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Delirium:

Common drugs associated with Delirium:

All the drugs that are associated with Delirium:

Delirium (2,684 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Delirium:

Pain: 1,898 reports
Depression: 1,827 reports
High blood pressure: 1,515 reports
Parkinson's disease: 1,132 reports
Insomnia: 992 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Delirium:

Delirium (2,449 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cefazolin sodium (the active ingredients of Cefazolin) and Cefazolin (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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