Gingivitis and drugs of ingredients of acyclovir (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Gingivitis is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of acyclovir, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 60,076 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of acyclovir from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Acyclovir, Avaclyr, Sitavig.
60,076 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of acyclovir.
Among them, 92 people (0.15%) have Gingivitis
What is Gingivitis?
Gingivitis (inflammation of gums) is found to be associated with 908 drugs and 801 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gingivitis.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of acyclovir when people have Gingivitis *:
- < 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 %
Gender of people who have Gingivitis when taking drugs with ingredients of acyclovir *:
- female: 58.7 %
- male: 41.3 %
Age of people who have Gingivitis when taking drugs with ingredients of acyclovir *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 1.18 %
- 20-29: 2.35 %
- 30-39: 1.18 %
- 40-49: 29.41 %
- 50-59: 18.82 %
- 60+: 47.06 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
Other side effects people have besides Gingivitis *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Choi N, Lee JY, Sunwoo JS, Kwon KI, Roh H, Ahn MY, Lee KB, "Hyponatremia during Acyclovir Treatment of Bell’s Palsy", Journal of the Korean Neurological Association, 2017 Aug .
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Choi N, Lee JY, Sunwoo JS, Kwon KI, Roh H, Ahn MY, Lee KB, "Hyponatremia during Acyclovir Treatment of Bell’s Palsy", Journal of the Korean Neurological Association, 2017 Aug .
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acyclovir. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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