Peridex and Thyroid diseases - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Thyroid diseases is reported as a side effect among people who take Peridex (chlorhexidine gluconate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Zometa, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Thyroid diseases when taking Peridex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,787 people who have side effects when taking Peridex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Peridex?

Peridex has active ingredients of chlorhexidine gluconate. eHealthMe is studying from 2,803 Peridex users. Check the latest studies of Peridex.

What is Thyroid diseases?

Thyroid diseases is found to be associated with 1,132 drugs and 1,595 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Thyroid diseases.

On May, 28, 2026

2,787 people reported to have side effects when taking Peridex.
Among them, 30 people (1.08%) have Thyroid diseases.

Among these 30 people:

What is the gender of people who have Thyroid diseases when taking Peridex? *

female: 93.33 %
male: 6.67 %

What is the age of people who have Thyroid diseases when taking Peridex? *

What are other drugs people take besides Peridex? *

What are other side effects people have besides Thyroid diseases? *

Injury: 29 people, 96.67%
Pain: 29 people, 96.67%
Stress And Anxiety: 29 people, 96.67%
Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 26 people, 86.67%
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (spinal disc degeneration): 24 people, 80.00%
Joint Pain: 24 people, 80.00%
Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 24 people, 80.00%
Constipation: 22 people, 73.33%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 20 people, 66.67%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 19 people, 63.33%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 11 people, 36.67%
Breast Cancer Metastatic: 5 people, 16.67%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 2 people, 6.67%
Tooth Disorder (tooth disease): 1 person, 3.33%
Oesophageal Carcinoma (cancer tumour of oesophagus): 1 person, 3.33%
Nausea And Vomiting: 1 person, 3.33%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 3.33%
Metastases To Spine (cancer spreads to spine): 1 person, 3.33%
Metastases To Liver (cancer spreads to liver): 1 person, 3.33%
High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 3.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Thyroid diseases (1,595 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on chlorhexidine gluconate (the active ingredients of Peridex) and Peridex (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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