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

Summary:

Nasopharyngitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Cotrim (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Clopidogrel, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nasopharyngitis 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 Nasopharyngitis?

Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx) is found to be associated with 2,432 drugs and 2,245 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nasopharyngitis.

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On Aug, 30, 2026

8,881 people reported to have side effects when taking Cotrim.
Among them, 40 people (0.45%) have Nasopharyngitis.

Among these 40 people:

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

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

female: 51.35 %
male: 48.65 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Cotrim? *

What are other side effects people have besides Nasopharyngitis? *

Cough: 17 people, 42.50%
Fever: 9 people, 22.50%
Renal Impairment (severely reduced kidney function): 8 people, 20.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 8 people, 20.00%
Oral Disorder (mouth disease): 7 people, 17.50%
Diarrhea: 7 people, 17.50%
Localised Infection (infection at the single location): 6 people, 15.00%
Urinary Tract Infection: 6 people, 15.00%
Oropharyngeal Pain: 6 people, 15.00%
Tooth Fracture: 6 people, 15.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 17.50%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 6 people, 15.00%
Hiv Infection: 5 people, 12.50%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 4 people, 10.00%
Indigestion: 4 people, 10.00%
Folate Deficiency (lack of folic acid): 4 people, 10.00%
Ill-Defined Disorder: 3 people, 7.50%
Urinary Incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination): 3 people, 7.50%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 3 people, 7.50%
Depression: 3 people, 7.50%

* 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)

Nasopharyngitis treatments and more:

Nasopharyngitis (239,332 reports)

How severe was Nasopharyngitis and when was it recovered:

Nasopharyngitis in Cotrim

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

Nasopharyngitis and drugs with ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (3,939 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 Nasopharyngitis:

Nasopharyngitis (2,432 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Nasopharyngitis:

Nasopharyngitis (2,245 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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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