Protopic and Pyoderma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pyoderma is reported as a side effect among people who take Protopic (tacrolimus), especially for people who are male, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Pantoprazole, and have Crohn's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pyoderma when taking Protopic. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,328 people who have side effects when taking Protopic from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Protopic?

Protopic has active ingredients of tacrolimus. It is often used in eczema. eHealthMe is studying from 5,403 Protopic users. Check the latest studies of Protopic.

What is Pyoderma?

Pyoderma (any skin disease that is pyogenic) is found to be associated with 97 drugs and 165 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pyoderma.



On Dec, 04, 2025

5,328 people reported to have side effects when taking Protopic.
Among them, 9 people (0.17%) have Pyoderma.

Could Protopic cause Pyoderma?

Among these 9 people:

How long have people been on Protopic when they have Pyoderma? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 66.67 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 33.33 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Pyoderma when taking Protopic? *

  • female: 33.33 %
  • male: 66.67 %

What is the age of people who have Pyoderma when taking Protopic? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 16.67 %
  • 50-59: 50.0 %
  • 60+: 33.33 %

What are other drugs people take besides Protopic? *

  1. Venofer: 5 people, 55.56%
  2. Coumadin: 5 people, 55.56%
  3. Pantoprazole: 5 people, 55.56%
  4. Lipitor: 4 people, 44.44%
  5. Inflectra: 3 people, 33.33%
  6. Xanax: 2 people, 22.22%
  7. Bactrim: 2 people, 22.22%
  8. Colace: 2 people, 22.22%
  9. Compazine: 2 people, 22.22%
  10. Heparin: 2 people, 22.22%

What are other side effects people have besides Pyoderma? *

  1. Weight Decreased: 7 people, 77.78%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6 people, 66.67%
  3. Fever: 6 people, 66.67%
  4. Prothrombin Level Increased: 5 people, 55.56%
  5. International Normalised Ratio Increased: 5 people, 55.56%
  6. Chills (felling of cold): 5 people, 55.56%
  7. Carbon Dioxide Decreased: 5 people, 55.56%
  8. Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration Decreased (less concentration of haemoglobin in a given volume of packed red blood cells): 5 people, 55.56%
  9. Mobility Decreased (ability to move is reduced): 5 people, 55.56%
  10. Musculoskeletal Stiffness (stiffness of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 5 people, 55.56%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 5 people, 55.56%
  2. Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung): 3 people, 33.33%
  3. Neurodermatitis (a skin disorder characterized by long lasting itching and scratching): 2 people, 22.22%
  4. Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it): 2 people, 22.22%
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 11.11%
  6. Prurigo (chronic skin disease causing severe itching): 1 person, 11.11%
  7. Itching: 1 person, 11.11%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of tacrolimus:

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 tacrolimus (the active ingredients of Protopic) and Protopic (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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