Zinacef and Fainting - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fainting is reported as a side effect among people who take Zinacef (cefuroxime sodium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Benadryl, and have Sinusitis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fainting when taking Zinacef. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,789 people who have side effects when taking Zinacef from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Zinacef?
Zinacef has active ingredients of cefuroxime sodium. eHealthMe is studying from 1,802 Zinacef users. Check the latest studies of Zinacef.
What is Fainting?
Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone) is found to be associated with 2,458 drugs and 3,547 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fainting.
1,789 people reported to have side effects when taking Zinacef.
Among them, 19 people (1.06%) have Fainting.

Among these 19 people:
How long have people been on Zinacef when they have Fainting? *
- < 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 Fainting when taking Zinacef? *
- female: 36.84 %
- male: 63.16 %
What is the age of people who have Fainting when taking Zinacef? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 5.26 %
- 10-19: 10.53 %
- 20-29: 15.79 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 5.26 %
- 60+: 63.16 %
What are other drugs people take besides Zinacef? *
- Digoxin: 2 people, 10.53%
- Seroquel: 2 people, 10.53%
- Xanax: 2 people, 10.53%
- Morphine: 2 people, 10.53%
- Benadryl: 2 people, 10.53%
- Zyprexa: 1 person, 5.26%
- Esbriet: 1 person, 5.26%
- Diovan: 1 person, 5.26%
- Diprivan: 1 person, 5.26%
- Erythromycin: 1 person, 5.26%
What are other side effects people have besides Fainting? *
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 10 people, 52.63%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 7 people, 36.84%
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating): 5 people, 26.32%
- Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action): 4 people, 21.05%
- Hypotonia (low muscle tone): 3 people, 15.79%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 15.79%
- Dizziness: 3 people, 15.79%
- Pulse Abnormal: 3 people, 15.79%
- Rashes (redness): 2 people, 10.53%
- Heart Rate Decreased: 2 people, 10.53%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 4 people, 21.05%
- 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): 2 people, 10.53%
- Tracheitis (an inflammation of the trachea): 1 person, 5.26%
- Pain: 1 person, 5.26%
- Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal: 1 person, 5.26%
- Nervous System Disorder (a general class of medical conditions affecting the nervous system): 1 person, 5.26%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 1 person, 5.26%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 5.26%
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (chronic lung disease): 1 person, 5.26%
- Gastric Disorder (disease of stomach): 1 person, 5.26%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Zinacef:
- Zinacef (1,802 reports)
Fainting treatments and more:
- Fainting (131,321 reports)
How severe was Fainting and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of cefuroxime sodium:
- Fainting and drugs with ingredients of cefuroxime sodium (118 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+
Browse all side effects of Zinacef:
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 Fainting:
- Fainting (2,458 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fainting:
- Fainting (3,547 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cefuroxime sodium (the active ingredients of Zinacef) and Zinacef (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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