Lortab and Peritonitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Peritonitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Lortab (acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Vancomycin, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Peritonitis when taking Lortab. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 29,547 people who have side effects when taking Lortab from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lortab?

Lortab has active ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 31,285 Lortab users. Check the latest studies of Lortab.

What is Peritonitis?

Peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs) is found to be associated with 1,057 drugs and 1,572 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Peritonitis.

On Jul, 17, 2026

29,547 people reported to have side effects when taking Lortab.
Among them, 50 people (0.17%) have Peritonitis.

Among these 50 people:

What is the gender of people who have Peritonitis when taking Lortab? *

female: 42 %
male: 58 %

What is the age of people who have Peritonitis when taking Lortab? *

What are other drugs people take besides Lortab? *

What are other side effects people have besides Peritonitis? *

Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 21 people, 42.00%
Gastrointestinal Perforation (hole in the digestive tract): 20 people, 40.00%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 17 people, 34.00%
Pneumonia: 16 people, 32.00%
Dizziness: 15 people, 30.00%
Injury: 13 people, 26.00%
Febrile Neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells): 13 people, 26.00%
Impaired Healing: 13 people, 26.00%
Hepatomegaly (abnormal enlargement of the liver): 12 people, 24.00%
Herpes Zoster: 12 people, 24.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 18.00%
Rashes (redness): 7 people, 14.00%
Pseudomonas Infection (pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, pseudomonas aeruginosa): 7 people, 14.00%
Proteus Infection (proteus can cause urinary tract infections): 7 people, 14.00%
Prostate Cancer: 7 people, 14.00%
Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 6 people, 12.00%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 6 people, 12.00%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 5 people, 10.00%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 4 people, 8.00%
Chronic Kidney Disease: 3 people, 6.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Lortab (31,285 reports)

Peritonitis treatments and more:

Peritonitis (27,277 reports)

How severe was Peritonitis and when was it recovered:

Peritonitis in Lortab

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate:

Peritonitis and drugs with ingredients of acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate

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 Lortab:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Peritonitis:

Peritonitis (1,057 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Peritonitis:

Peritonitis (1,572 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate (the active ingredients of Lortab) and Lortab (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

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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