Vancomycin hydrochloride and Diarrhea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Diarrhea is reported as a side effect among people who take Vancomycin hydrochloride (vancomycin hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Meropenem, and have Crohn's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Diarrhea when taking Vancomycin hydrochloride. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 8,214 people who have side effects when taking Vancomycin hydrochloride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vancomycin hydrochloride?

Vancomycin hydrochloride has active ingredients of vancomycin hydrochloride. It is often used in mrsa infection. eHealthMe is studying from 8,399 Vancomycin hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Vancomycin hydrochloride.

What is Diarrhea?

Diarrhea is found to be associated with 3,730 drugs and 5,750 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Diarrhea.

On Apr, 23, 2026

8,214 people reported to have side effects when taking Vancomycin hydrochloride.
Among them, 346 people (4.21%) have Diarrhea.

Could Vancomycin hydrochloride cause Diarrhea?

Among these 346 people:

How long have people been on Vancomycin hydrochloride when they have Diarrhea? *

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What is the gender of people who have Diarrhea when taking Vancomycin hydrochloride? *

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What is the age of people who have Diarrhea when taking Vancomycin hydrochloride? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Diarrhea and when was it recovered:

Diarrhea in Vancomycin hydrochloride

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of vancomycin hydrochloride:

Diarrhea and drugs with ingredients of vancomycin hydrochloride (2,888 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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Diarrhea:

Diarrhea (3,730 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Diarrhea:

Diarrhea (5,750 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on vancomycin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Vancomycin hydrochloride) and Vancomycin hydrochloride (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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