Sulfamethoxazole and Spinal disorder - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Spinal disorder is reported as a side effect among people who take Sulfamethoxazole (sulfamethoxazole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zometa, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Spinal disorder when taking Sulfamethoxazole. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,142 people who have side effects when taking Sulfamethoxazole from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Sulfamethoxazole?

Sulfamethoxazole has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 13,360 Sulfamethoxazole users. Check the latest studies of Sulfamethoxazole.

What is Spinal disorder?

Spinal disorder (disease of spine a back bone) is found to be associated with 903 drugs and 801 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Spinal disorder.

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On Aug, 31, 2026

13,142 people reported to have side effects when taking Sulfamethoxazole.
Among them, 29 people (0.22%) have Spinal disorder.

Could Sulfamethoxazole cause Spinal disorder?

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Sulfamethoxazole when they have Spinal disorder? *

What is the gender of people who have Spinal disorder when taking Sulfamethoxazole? *

female: 62.07 %
male: 37.93 %

What is the age of people who have Spinal disorder when taking Sulfamethoxazole? *

What are other drugs people take besides Sulfamethoxazole? *

What are other side effects people have besides Spinal disorder? *

Pain: 23 people, 79.31%
Stress And Anxiety: 22 people, 75.86%
Injury: 22 people, 75.86%
Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 22 people, 75.86%
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 22 people, 75.86%
Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 21 people, 72.41%
Bone Disorder: 20 people, 68.97%
Pain In Jaw: 20 people, 68.97%
Spinal Osteoarthritis (joint cartilage loss in spine): 20 people, 68.97%
Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye): 20 people, 68.97%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 17 people, 58.62%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 16 people, 55.17%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 5 people, 17.24%
Trismus (reduced opening of the jaws): 4 people, 13.79%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 10.34%
Indigestion: 2 people, 6.90%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2 people, 6.90%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 2 people, 6.90%
Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 2 people, 6.90%
Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 2 people, 6.90%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

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