Mephyton and Cough - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Cough is reported as a side effect among people who take Mephyton (phytonadione), especially for people who are female, 10-19 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Pulmozyme, and have Cystic fibrosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cough when taking Mephyton. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,001 people who have side effects when taking Mephyton from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Mephyton?
Mephyton has active ingredients of phytonadione. eHealthMe is studying from 1,006 Mephyton users. Check the latest studies of Mephyton.
What is Cough?
Cough is found to be associated with 3,055 drugs and 3,800 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cough.
1,001 people reported to have side effects when taking Mephyton.
Among them, 49 people (4.9%) have Cough.

Among these 49 people:
How long have people been on Mephyton when they have Cough? *
- < 1 month: 71.43 %
- 1 - 6 months: 14.29 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 14.29 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Cough when taking Mephyton? *
- female: 56.52 %
- male: 43.48 %
What is the age of people who have Cough when taking Mephyton? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 40.48 %
- 20-29: 26.19 %
- 30-39: 14.29 %
- 40-49: 4.76 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 14.29 %
What are other drugs people take besides Mephyton? *
- Pulmozyme: 30 people, 61.22%
- Creon: 21 people, 42.86%
- Orkambi: 16 people, 32.65%
- Cayston: 16 people, 32.65%
- Miralax: 14 people, 28.57%
- Tobi: 13 people, 26.53%
- Tobi Podhaler: 12 people, 24.49%
- Vitamin D3: 12 people, 24.49%
- Flonase: 12 people, 24.49%
- Advair Hfa: 10 people, 20.41%
What are other side effects people have besides Cough? *
- Infective Pulmonary Exacerbation Of Cystic Fibrosis (severe infective lung disease with production of abnormally thick mucus): 17 people, 34.69%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 16 people, 32.65%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 15 people, 30.61%
- Coughing Up Blood: 15 people, 30.61%
- Chest Pain: 13 people, 26.53%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 12 people, 24.49%
- Headache (pain in head): 11 people, 22.45%
- Pneumonia: 11 people, 22.45%
- Weight Decreased: 10 people, 20.41%
- Diarrhea: 10 people, 20.41%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Cystic Fibrosis (disease of the secretary glands): 29 people, 59.18%
- Pseudomonas Infection (pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, pseudomonas aeruginosa): 10 people, 20.41%
- Rickets (softening of bones): 9 people, 18.37%
- Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes: 7 people, 14.29%
- Birth Control: 6 people, 12.24%
- Cystic Fibrosis Lung (fibrosis with cyst in the lung): 6 people, 12.24%
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 5 people, 10.20%
- Infective Pulmonary Exacerbation Of Cystic Fibrosis (severe infective lung disease with production of abnormally thick mucus): 5 people, 10.20%
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 5 people, 10.20%
- Constipation: 5 people, 10.20%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Mephyton:
- Mephyton (1,006 reports)
Cough treatments and more:
- Cough (361,791 reports)
How severe was Cough and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of phytonadione:
- Cough and drugs with ingredients of phytonadione (159 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 Mephyton:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Cough:
- Cough (3,055 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Cough:
- Cough (3,800 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on phytonadione (the active ingredients of Mephyton) and Mephyton (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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