Mepron and Gingivitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Gingivitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Mepron (atovaquone), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Prilosec, and have Osteoporosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Gingivitis when taking Mepron. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,035 people who have side effects when taking Mepron from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Mepron?
Mepron has active ingredients of atovaquone. It is often used in babesiosis. eHealthMe is studying from 2,091 Mepron users. Check the latest studies of Mepron.
What is Gingivitis?
Gingivitis (inflammation of gums) is found to be associated with 882 drugs and 803 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gingivitis.
2,035 people reported to have side effects when taking Mepron.
Among them, 29 people (1.43%) have Gingivitis.

Among these 29 people:
What is the gender of people who have Gingivitis when taking Mepron? *
- female: 96.55 %
- male: 3.45 %
What is the age of people who have Gingivitis when taking Mepron? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 3.45 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 96.55 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Mepron? *
- Prilosec: 29 people, 100.00%
- Zyvox: 28 people, 96.55%
- Evista: 28 people, 96.55%
- Methotrexate: 28 people, 96.55%
- Levaquin: 28 people, 96.55%
- Lasix: 28 people, 96.55%
- Invanz: 28 people, 96.55%
- Imuran: 28 people, 96.55%
- Zometa: 28 people, 96.55%
- Flexeril: 28 people, 96.55%
What are other side effects people have besides Gingivitis? *
- Wound Infection Staphylococcal: 28 people, 96.55%
- Metastatic Neoplasm (spreadable cancer tumour): 28 people, 96.55%
- Generalised Oedema (swelling all over the body): 28 people, 96.55%
- Gingival Infection (gum infection): 28 people, 96.55%
- Gingival Pain (gum pain): 28 people, 96.55%
- Gums - Swollen: 28 people, 96.55%
- Haemangioma (noncancerous, abnormally dense collections of dilated small blood vessels that may occur in the skin or internal organs): 28 people, 96.55%
- Lung Disorder (lung disease): 28 people, 96.55%
- Malocclusion (a misalignment): 28 people, 96.55%
- Mouth Ulcers: 28 people, 96.55%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 28 people, 96.55%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 28 people, 96.55%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 11 people, 37.93%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Mepron:
- Mepron (2,091 reports)
Gingivitis treatments and more:
- Gingivitis (9,610 reports)
How severe was Gingivitis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of atovaquone:
- Gingivitis and drugs with ingredients of atovaquone (29 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 Mepron:
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 Gingivitis:
- Gingivitis (882 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Gingivitis:
- Gingivitis (803 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on atovaquone (the active ingredients of Mepron) and Mepron (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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