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Tacrolimus and Latent tuberculosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Latent tuberculosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Tacrolimus (tacrolimus), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Prolia, and have Myositis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Latent tuberculosis when taking Tacrolimus. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 115,828 people who have side effects when taking Tacrolimus from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tacrolimus?

Tacrolimus has active ingredients of tacrolimus. It is often used in kidney transplant. eHealthMe is studying from 116,160 Tacrolimus users. Check the latest studies of Tacrolimus.

What is Latent tuberculosis?

Latent tuberculosis (hidden tuberculosis) is found to be associated with 160 drugs and 384 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Latent tuberculosis.

On Aug, 05, 2026

115,828 people reported to have side effects when taking Tacrolimus.
Among them, 32 people (0.03%) have Latent tuberculosis.

Could Tacrolimus cause Latent tuberculosis?

Among these 32 people:

How long have people been on Tacrolimus when they have Latent tuberculosis? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 50 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 50 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Latent tuberculosis when taking Tacrolimus? *

  • female: 85.19 %
  • male: 14.81 %

What is the age of people who have Latent tuberculosis when taking Tacrolimus? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 3.85 %
  • 20-29: 7.69 %
  • 30-39: 19.23 %
  • 40-49: 3.85 %
  • 50-59: 3.85 %
  • 60+: 61.54 %

What are other drugs people take besides Tacrolimus? *

  1. Septra: 19 people, 59.38%
  2. Synthroid: 19 people, 59.38%
  3. Prolia: 19 people, 59.38%
  4. Vitamin D3: 17 people, 53.12%
  5. Cellcept: 17 people, 53.12%
  6. Apixaban: 9 people, 28.12%
  7. Mycophenolate Mofetil: 3 people, 9.38%
  8. Stelara: 3 people, 9.38%
  9. Solu-Medrol: 2 people, 6.25%
  10. Methylprednisolone: 2 people, 6.25%

What are other side effects people have besides Latent tuberculosis? *

  1. Autoimmune Hepatitis: 19 people, 59.38%
  2. Swallowing Difficulty: 19 people, 59.38%
  3. Interstitial Lung Disease: 19 people, 59.38%
  4. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 19 people, 59.38%
  5. Nonspecific Reaction (unspecified reaction): 11 people, 34.38%
  6. Inflammation: 6 people, 18.75%
  7. Gastrointestinal Disorder (functional problems of gastrointestinal tract): 6 people, 18.75%
  8. General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 6 people, 18.75%
  9. Disease Recurrence: 6 people, 18.75%
  10. Congestive Cardiomyopathy (weakening of heart muscle): 6 people, 18.75%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Myositis (inflammation of the muscles): 19 people, 59.38%
  2. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 10 people, 31.25%
  3. Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 6 people, 18.75%
  4. Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis): 2 people, 6.25%
  5. Hair Loss: 2 people, 6.25%
  6. Transplant Rejection (a transplant material is not worked): 1 person, 3.12%
  7. Immunodeficiency Disorders: 1 person, 3.12%
  8. Hiv Infection: 1 person, 3.12%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Latent tuberculosis and when was it recovered:

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 Tacrolimus) and Tacrolimus (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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