Polysporin and Drowsiness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drowsiness is found among people who take Polysporin, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Polysporin and have Drowsiness. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 445 people who have side effects when taking Polysporin from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Feb, 07, 2023

445 people reported to have side effects when taking Polysporin.
Among them, 10 people (2.25%) have Drowsiness.

What is Polysporin?

Polysporin has active ingredients of bacitracin zinc; polymyxin b sulfate. eHealthMe is studying from 450 Polysporin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Drowsiness?

Drowsiness is found to be associated with 4,066 drugs and 4,391 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Polysporin and Drowsiness reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Polysporin and have Drowsiness?

Check whether Drowsiness is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

How severe was Drowsiness and when was it recovered:

Drowsiness in Polysporin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of bacitracin zinc; polymyxin b sulfate:

Drowsiness and drugs with ingredients of bacitracin zinc; polymyxin b sulfate (10 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Polysporin:

Polysporin (450 reports)

Drowsiness treatments and more:

Drowsiness (229,493 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Drowsiness:

Common drugs associated with Drowsiness:

All the drugs that are associated with Drowsiness:

Drowsiness (4,066 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Drowsiness:

Pain: 11,673 reports
Depression: 10,756 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 8,578 reports
High blood pressure: 8,449 reports
Stress and anxiety: 6,141 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Drowsiness:

Drowsiness (4,391 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on bacitracin zinc; polymyxin b sulfate (the active ingredients of Polysporin) and Polysporin (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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