Purinethol and Dizziness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dizziness is reported as a side effect among people who take Purinethol (mercaptopurine), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Inflectra, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dizziness when taking Purinethol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,767 people who have side effects when taking Purinethol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Purinethol?

Purinethol has active ingredients of mercaptopurine. It is often used in ulcerative colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 3,810 Purinethol users. Check the latest studies of Purinethol.

What is Dizziness?

Dizziness is found to be associated with 3,569 drugs and 5,712 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dizziness.

On Aug, 02, 2026

3,767 people reported to have side effects when taking Purinethol.
Among them, 154 people (4.09%) have Dizziness.

Among these 154 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Purinethol:

Purinethol (3,810 reports)

Dizziness treatments and more:

Dizziness (613,962 reports)

How severe was Dizziness and when was it recovered:

Dizziness in Purinethol

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of mercaptopurine:

Dizziness and drugs with ingredients of mercaptopurine (503 reports)

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+

Browse all side effects of Purinethol:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dizziness:

Dizziness (3,569 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dizziness:

Dizziness (5,712 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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