Colitis and drugs of ingredients of cefixime (a real world drug study)


Summary:

Colitis is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of cefixime, especially for people who are male, 10-19 old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,096 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of cefixime from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Cefixime, Suprax.


On Dec, 11, 2025

4,096 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of cefixime.
Among them, 28 people (0.68%) have Colitis


What is Colitis?

Colitis (inflammation of colon) is found to be associated with 1,635 drugs and 1,519 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Colitis.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of cefixime cause Colitis?

Time on drugs with ingredients of cefixime when people have Colitis *:

  • < 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 Colitis when taking drugs with ingredients of cefixime *:

  • female: 50 %
  • male: 50 %

Age of people who have Colitis when taking drugs with ingredients of cefixime *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 33.33 %
  • 20-29: 16.67 %
  • 30-39: 5.5600000000000005 %
  • 40-49: 5.5600000000000005 %
  • 50-59: 11.11 %
  • 60+: 27.78 %

Conditions people have *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

  1. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder (functional problem in separate organs of gastrointestinal system): 5 people, 17.86%
  2. Thyroid Diseases: 5 people, 17.86%
  3. Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 5 people, 17.86%
  4. Diarrhea: 5 people, 17.86%
  5. Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 3 people, 10.71%
  6. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 3 people, 10.71%
  7. High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 10.71%
  8. High Blood Cholesterol: 3 people, 10.71%
  9. Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 3 people, 10.71%
  10. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 10.71%

Other drugs people take *:

You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.

  1. Humira: 6 people, 21.43%
  2. Aspirin: 5 people, 17.86%
  3. Tasigna: 5 people, 17.86%
  4. Synthroid: 5 people, 17.86%
  5. Gabapentin: 5 people, 17.86%
  6. Omeprazole: 4 people, 14.29%
  7. Diclofenac: 4 people, 14.29%
  8. Alphagan P: 3 people, 10.71%
  9. Crestor: 3 people, 10.71%
  10. Glimepiride: 3 people, 10.71%

Other side effects people have besides Colitis *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.

  1. Diarrhea: 14 people, 50.00%
  2. Abdominal Pain: 12 people, 42.86%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 10 people, 35.71%
  4. Pain: 8 people, 28.57%
  5. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 25.00%
  6. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 7 people, 25.00%
  7. Headache (pain in head): 7 people, 25.00%
  8. Skeletal Injury (bone and supporting muscle injury): 5 people, 17.86%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 17.86%
  10. Abdominal Pain Upper: 5 people, 17.86%

* 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.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on cefixime. 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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