Vancomycin and Appendicitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Appendicitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Vancomycin (vancomycin), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Ondansetron, and have Depressed mood.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Appendicitis when taking Vancomycin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17,160 people who have side effects when taking Vancomycin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Vancomycin?
Vancomycin has active ingredients of vancomycin. eHealthMe is studying from 17,165 Vancomycin users. Check the latest studies of Vancomycin.
What is Appendicitis?
Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) is found to be associated with 838 drugs and 894 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Appendicitis.
17,160 people reported to have side effects when taking Vancomycin.
Among them, 37 people (0.22%) have Appendicitis.

Among these 37 people:
How long have people been on Vancomycin when they have Appendicitis? *
- < 1 month: 100 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 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 Appendicitis when taking Vancomycin? *
- female: 81.48 %
- male: 18.52 %
What is the age of people who have Appendicitis when taking Vancomycin? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 15.38 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 3.85 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 80.77 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Vancomycin? *
- Ondansetron: 27 people, 72.97%
- Metformin: 26 people, 70.27%
- Ramipril: 26 people, 70.27%
- Linezolid: 26 people, 70.27%
- Lactulose: 26 people, 70.27%
- Morphine: 26 people, 70.27%
- Nitrofurantoin: 26 people, 70.27%
- Omeprazole: 26 people, 70.27%
- Oxycodone: 26 people, 70.27%
- Clonazepam: 26 people, 70.27%
What are other side effects people have besides Appendicitis? *
- Abdominal Pain: 24 people, 64.86%
- Asthma: 19 people, 51.35%
- The Flu (the flu is caused by an influenza virus): 10 people, 27.03%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 6 people, 16.22%
- Abdominal Rigidity: 6 people, 16.22%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 6 people, 16.22%
- Device Related Infection: 6 people, 16.22%
- Diarrhea: 6 people, 16.22%
- Geotrichum Infection (fungal infection by geotrichum): 4 people, 10.81%
- Infection In An Immunocompromised Host: 4 people, 10.81%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Urinary Tract Infection: 26 people, 70.27%
- Diarrhea: 26 people, 70.27%
- Breast Cancer Metastatic: 26 people, 70.27%
- Pain: 26 people, 70.27%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 26 people, 70.27%
- Constipation: 26 people, 70.27%
- Depressed Mood: 26 people, 70.27%
- Cancer Pain: 6 people, 16.22%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 6 people, 16.22%
- Device Related Infection: 6 people, 16.22%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Vancomycin:
- Vancomycin (17,165 reports)
Appendicitis treatments and more:
- Appendicitis (11,953 reports)
How severe was Appendicitis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of vancomycin:
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 Vancomycin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Appendicitis:
- Appendicitis (838 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Appendicitis:
- Appendicitis (894 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on vancomycin (the active ingredients of Vancomycin) and Vancomycin (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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