Zosyn and Breathing - slowed or stopped - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Breathing - slowed or stopped is reported as a side effect among people who take Zosyn (piperacillin sodium; tazobactam sodium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lasix, and have Asthma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Breathing - slowed or stopped when taking Zosyn. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,175 people who have side effects when taking Zosyn from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zosyn?

Zosyn has active ingredients of piperacillin sodium; tazobactam sodium. It is often used in pneumonia. eHealthMe is studying from 10,236 Zosyn users. Check the latest studies of Zosyn.

What is Breathing - slowed or stopped?

Breathing - slowed or stopped is found to be associated with 1,221 drugs and 2,171 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Breathing - slowed or stopped.

On Jul, 26, 2026

10,175 people reported to have side effects when taking Zosyn.
Among them, 37 people (0.36%) have Breathing - slowed or stopped.

Could Zosyn cause Breathing - slowed or stopped?

Among these 37 people:

How long have people been on Zosyn when they have Breathing - slowed or stopped? *

What is the gender of people who have Breathing - slowed or stopped when taking Zosyn? *

female: 63.89 %
male: 36.11 %

What is the age of people who have Breathing - slowed or stopped when taking Zosyn? *

What are other drugs people take besides Zosyn? *

What are other side effects people have besides Breathing - slowed or stopped? *

Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 12 people, 32.43%
Acute Kidney Failure: 9 people, 24.32%
Nausea And Vomiting: 9 people, 24.32%
Respiratory Distress (difficulty in breathing): 9 people, 24.32%
Cardiac Arrest: 8 people, 21.62%
Unresponsive To Stimuli: 8 people, 21.62%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 21.62%
Stress And Anxiety: 7 people, 18.92%
Cardio-Respiratory Arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs): 7 people, 18.92%
Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action): 6 people, 16.22%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Asthma: 5 people, 13.51%
Pain: 3 people, 8.11%
Acne (skin problems that cause pimples): 2 people, 5.41%
Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 2 people, 5.41%
Inflammation: 2 people, 5.41%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 2 people, 5.41%
Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 2 people, 5.41%
Skin Disorder (skin disease): 2 people, 5.41%
Small Intestine Carcinoma (cancer tumour of small intestine): 2 people, 5.41%
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, 5.41%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Zosyn:

Zosyn (10,236 reports)

Breathing - slowed or stopped treatments and more:

Breathing - slowed or stopped (31,878 reports)

How severe was Breathing - slowed or stopped and when was it recovered:

Breathing - slowed or stopped in Zosyn

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of piperacillin sodium; tazobactam sodium:

Breathing - slowed or stopped and drugs with ingredients of piperacillin sodium; tazobactam sodium (133 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 Breathing - slowed or stopped:

Breathing - slowed or stopped (1,221 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Breathing - slowed or stopped:

Breathing - slowed or stopped (2,171 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on piperacillin sodium; tazobactam sodium (the active ingredients of Zosyn) and Zosyn (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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