Cotrim and Hyperthyroid - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hyperthyroid is reported as a side effect among people who take Cotrim (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Movicol, and have Constipation.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hyperthyroid when taking Cotrim. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 8,881 people who have side effects when taking Cotrim from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Cotrim?

Cotrim has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim. eHealthMe is studying from 8,890 Cotrim users. Check the latest studies of Cotrim.

What is Hyperthyroid?

Hyperthyroid is found to be associated with 1,114 drugs and 1,420 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperthyroid.

On Jun, 24, 2026

8,881 people reported to have side effects when taking Cotrim.
Among them, 21 people (0.24%) have Hyperthyroid.

Among these 21 people:

How long have people been on Cotrim when they have Hyperthyroid? *

What is the gender of people who have Hyperthyroid when taking Cotrim? *

female: 14.29 %
male: 85.71 %

What is the age of people who have Hyperthyroid when taking Cotrim? *

What are other drugs people take besides Cotrim? *

What are other side effects people have besides Hyperthyroid? *

General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 12 people, 57.14%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 12 people, 57.14%
Diarrhea: 12 people, 57.14%
Nausea And Vomiting: 12 people, 57.14%
Nearsightedness (difficulty in seeing the far objects): 11 people, 52.38%
Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar): 11 people, 52.38%
Constipation: 11 people, 52.38%
Hyponatremia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration): 11 people, 52.38%
Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 11 people, 52.38%
Bronchiectasis (abnormal widening of the bronchi or their branches, causing a risk of infection): 11 people, 52.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 11 people, 52.38%
Pain: 11 people, 52.38%
Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 11 people, 52.38%
Metastases To Central Nervous System (cancer spreads to central nervous system): 11 people, 52.38%
Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 11 people, 52.38%
High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 52.38%
Constipation: 11 people, 52.38%
Back Pain: 6 people, 28.57%
Hiv Infection: 3 people, 14.29%
Glioblastoma Multiforme (most common and deadliest of malignant primary brain tumours in adults): 3 people, 14.29%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Cotrim (8,890 reports)

Hyperthyroid treatments and more:

Hyperthyroid (26,832 reports)

How severe was Hyperthyroid and when was it recovered:

Hyperthyroid in Cotrim

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

Hyperthyroid and drugs with ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (148 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 Cotrim:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hyperthyroid:

Hyperthyroid (1,114 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hyperthyroid:

Hyperthyroid (1,420 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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