Vitamin e and Nail infection - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nail infection is reported as a side effect among people who take Vitamin e (tocopherols and tocotrienols), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Humira, and have Psoriatic arthropathy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nail infection when taking Vitamin e. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,364 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin e from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vitamin e?

Vitamin e has active ingredients of tocopherols and tocotrienols. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 42,279 Vitamin e users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin e.

What is Nail infection?

Nail infection is found to be associated with 302 drugs and 506 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nail infection.



On Jul, 15, 2026

41,364 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin e.
Among them, 12 people (0.03%) have Nail infection.

Could Vitamin e cause Nail infection?

Among these 12 people:

What is the gender of people who have Nail infection when taking Vitamin e? *

  • female: 9.09 %
  • male: 90.91 %

What is the age of people who have Nail infection when taking Vitamin e? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 20 %
  • 60+: 80 %

What are other drugs people take besides Vitamin e? *

  1. Omega 3: 8 people, 66.67%
  2. Humira: 8 people, 66.67%
  3. Zyrtec: 7 people, 58.33%
  4. Ultram: 7 people, 58.33%
  5. Dovonex: 7 people, 58.33%
  6. Pantoprazole: 7 people, 58.33%
  7. Oxycodone: 7 people, 58.33%
  8. Calcium: 7 people, 58.33%
  9. Insulin: 7 people, 58.33%
  10. Multivitamin: 4 people, 33.33%

What are other side effects people have besides Nail infection? *

  1. Fall: 9 people, 75.00%
  2. Adverse Drug Reaction: 8 people, 66.67%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 66.67%
  4. Nail Disorder (disease of nail): 8 people, 66.67%
  5. Joint Pain: 8 people, 66.67%
  6. Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar): 8 people, 66.67%
  7. Hyperkeratosis (thickening of the outer layer of the skin): 8 people, 66.67%
  8. Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 8 people, 66.67%
  9. Depression: 8 people, 66.67%
  10. Skin Fissures (a crack in the skin): 8 people, 66.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 8 people, 66.67%
  2. Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 7 people, 58.33%
  3. Pain: 7 people, 58.33%
  4. Stroke (sudden death of a portion of the brain cells due to a lack of oxygen): 1 person, 8.33%
  5. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 8.33%
  6. Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 1 person, 8.33%
  7. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 8.33%
  8. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 1 person, 8.33%
  9. Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 1 person, 8.33%
  10. Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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 tocopherols and tocotrienols (the active ingredients of Vitamin e) and Vitamin e (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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