Mucomyst and Fall - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fall is reported as a side effect among people who take Mucomyst (acetylcysteine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lasix, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fall when taking Mucomyst. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,823 people who have side effects when taking Mucomyst from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Mucomyst?

Mucomyst has active ingredients of acetylcysteine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,835 Mucomyst users. Check the latest studies of Mucomyst.

What is Fall?

Fall is found to be associated with 3,239 drugs and 3,759 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fall.



On Jul, 13, 2026

1,823 people reported to have side effects when taking Mucomyst.
Among them, 31 people (1.7%) have Fall.

Could Mucomyst cause Fall?

Among these 31 people:

How long have people been on Mucomyst when they have Fall? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Fall when taking Mucomyst? *

  • female: 62.07 %
  • male: 37.93 %

What is the age of people who have Fall when taking Mucomyst? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 7.69 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 3.85 %
  • 60+: 88.46 %

What are other drugs people take besides Mucomyst? *

  1. Lasix: 8 people, 25.81%
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium: 6 people, 19.35%
  3. Glimepiride: 5 people, 16.13%
  4. Furosemide: 5 people, 16.13%
  5. Norvasc: 5 people, 16.13%
  6. Cozaar: 5 people, 16.13%
  7. Accupril: 4 people, 12.90%
  8. Cephalexin: 4 people, 12.90%
  9. Lovastatin: 4 people, 12.90%
  10. Lumigan: 4 people, 12.90%

What are other side effects people have besides Fall? *

  1. Head Injury: 7 people, 22.58%
  2. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 7 people, 22.58%
  3. Pain In Extremity: 6 people, 19.35%
  4. Weakness: 6 people, 19.35%
  5. Gait Disturbance: 6 people, 19.35%
  6. Joint Pain: 6 people, 19.35%
  7. Pulmonary Oedema (fluid accumulation in the lungs): 5 people, 16.13%
  8. Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 5 people, 16.13%
  9. Renal Disorder (kidney disease): 5 people, 16.13%
  10. Rashes (redness): 5 people, 16.13%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 3 people, 9.68%
  2. Pain: 3 people, 9.68%
  3. Prostate Cancer: 2 people, 6.45%
  4. Depression: 2 people, 6.45%
  5. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 6.45%
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 3.23%
  7. Psychotic Disorder: 1 person, 3.23%
  8. Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 1 person, 3.23%
  9. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 1 person, 3.23%
  10. Asthma: 1 person, 3.23%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Fall treatments and more:

  • Fall (403,513 reports)

How severe was Fall and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetylcysteine:

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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Fall:

  • Fall (3,239 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fall:

  • Fall (3,759 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetylcysteine (the active ingredients of Mucomyst) and Mucomyst (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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