Melatonin and Cystic acne - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Cystic acne is found among people who take Melatonin, especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Melatonin and have Cystic acne. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 40,686 people who have side effects when taking Melatonin 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.
40,686 people reported to have side effects when taking Melatonin.
Among them, 172 people (0.42%) have Cystic acne.
What is Melatonin?
Melatonin has active ingredients of melatonin. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 43,099 Melatonin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Cystic acne?
Cystic acne (skin sac with seborrhoea (scaly red skin)) is found to be associated with 2,817 drugs and 2,280 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Melatonin and Cystic acne reports submitted per year:

Time on Melatonin when people have Cystic acne *:
Gender of people who have Cystic acne when taking Melatonin*:
Age of people who have Cystic acne when taking Melatonin *:
Common drugs people take besides Melatonin *:
Common side effects people have besides Cystic acne *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Melatonin and have Cystic acne?
Check whether Cystic acne is associated with a drug or a conditionHow 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.
Related studies
How severe was Cystic acne and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of melatonin:
- Cystic acne and drugs with ingredients of melatonin (174 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Melatonin:
- Melatonin (43,099 reports)
Common Melatonin side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3,807 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 2,371 reports
- Drug ineffective: 2,366 reports
- Diarrhea: 2,362 reports
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2,236 reports
- Pain: 2,058 reports
- Weakness: 2,031 reports
- Dizziness: 2,016 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 2,002 reports
Browse all side effects of Melatonin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCystic acne treatments and more:
- Cystic acne (164,861 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Cystic acne:
- Cystic acne in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Cystic acne in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Cystic acne in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Cystic acne:
- Adapalene: 37,062 reports
- Green tea: 16,709 reports
- Prednisone: 1,914 reports
- Mirena: 1,856 reports
- Humira: 1,786 reports
- Enbrel: 1,599 reports
- Accutane: 1,500 reports
- Methotrexate: 1,338 reports
- Vitamins: 1,267 reports
- Xeljanz: 1,138 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Cystic acne:
- Cystic acne (2,817 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Cystic acne:
- Acne: 25,066 reports
- Birth control: 2,621 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 2,294 reports
- Crohn's disease: 1,440 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 1,113 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Cystic acne:
- Cystic acne (2,280 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on melatonin (the active ingredients of Melatonin) and Melatonin (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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