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

Summary:

Nocturia is reported as a side effect among people who take Cotrim (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim), especially for people who are male, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Albuterol, and have High blood pressure.

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

Nocturia (the need to get up in the night to urinate) is found to be associated with 1,768 drugs and 1,210 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nocturia.

On Sep, 01, 2025

8,881 people reported to have side effects when taking Cotrim.
Among them, 15 people (0.17%) have Nocturia.

Among these 15 people:

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

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

female: 14.29 %
male: 85.71 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Cotrim? *

What are other side effects people have besides Nocturia? *

Fever: 7 people, 46.67%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6 people, 40.00%
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating): 5 people, 33.33%
Weakness: 5 people, 33.33%
Erysipelas (bacterial skin infection): 5 people, 33.33%
Joint Pain: 5 people, 33.33%
Weight Decreased: 5 people, 33.33%
Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood): 5 people, 33.33%
Pain In Extremity: 5 people, 33.33%
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 5 people, 33.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 5 people, 33.33%
High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 33.33%
General Physical Condition Abnormal: 4 people, 26.67%
Hypergammaglobulinaemia Benign Monoclonal (elevated levels of gamma globulin): 1 person, 6.67%
High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 6.67%
Cardiac Disorder: 1 person, 6.67%

* 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)

Nocturia treatments and more:

Nocturia (17,711 reports)

How severe was Nocturia and when was it recovered:

Nocturia in Cotrim

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

Nocturia and drugs with ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (219 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 Nocturia:

Nocturia (1,768 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Nocturia:

Nocturia (1,210 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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