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

Summary:

Hypotension is reported as a side effect among people who take Mucomyst (acetylcysteine), especially for people who are male, 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 Hypotension 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 Hypotension?

Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) is found to be associated with 3,354 drugs and 4,759 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hypotension.



On Jul, 26, 2026

1,823 people reported to have side effects when taking Mucomyst.
Among them, 85 people (4.66%) have Hypotension.

Could Mucomyst cause Hypotension?

Among these 85 people:

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

  • < 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 Hypotension when taking Mucomyst? *

  • female: 31.76 %
  • male: 68.24 %

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

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 7.5 %
  • 20-29: 1.25 %
  • 30-39: 6.25 %
  • 40-49: 3.75 %
  • 50-59: 21.25 %
  • 60+: 60.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Mucomyst? *

  1. Lasix: 40 people, 47.06%
  2. Morphine: 25 people, 29.41%
  3. Plavix: 24 people, 28.24%
  4. Coumadin: 24 people, 28.24%
  5. Albuterol: 23 people, 27.06%
  6. Lisinopril: 22 people, 25.88%
  7. Tylenol: 22 people, 25.88%
  8. Aspirin: 22 people, 25.88%
  9. Protonix: 20 people, 23.53%
  10. Zocor: 17 people, 20.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Hypotension? *

  1. Acute Kidney Failure: 30 people, 35.29%
  2. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 28 people, 32.94%
  3. Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 20 people, 23.53%
  4. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 20 people, 23.53%
  5. Acute Myocardial Infarction (acute heart attack): 17 people, 20.00%
  6. Dizziness: 17 people, 20.00%
  7. Fever: 17 people, 20.00%
  8. Weakness: 16 people, 18.82%
  9. Nausea And Vomiting: 16 people, 18.82%
  10. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 15 people, 17.65%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Pain: 5 people, 5.88%
  2. Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 4.71%
  3. Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 4 people, 4.71%
  4. Indigestion: 4 people, 4.71%
  5. Pneumonia: 4 people, 4.71%
  6. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 4 people, 4.71%
  7. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 3.53%
  8. Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action): 3 people, 3.53%
  9. Anaesthesia: 3 people, 3.53%
  10. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 3 people, 3.53%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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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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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