Blindness and drugs of ingredients of ceftazidime (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Blindness is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,913 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Ceftazidime, Ceftazidime for injection and dextrose injection, Ceftazidime in dextrose container, Ceptaz, Fortaz, Pentacef, Tazicef, Tazidime, Tazidime in plastic container.
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11,913 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime.
Among them, 34 people (0.29%) have Blindness
What is Blindness?
Blindness is found to be associated with 1,508 drugs and 1,990 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Blindness.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime when people have Blindness *:
- < 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 Blindness when taking drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime *:
- female: 48.39 %
- male: 51.61 %
Age of people who have Blindness when taking drugs with ingredients of ceftazidime *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 20.0 %
- 10-19: 16.67 %
- 20-29: 3.33 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 10.0 %
- 50-59: 16.67 %
- 60+: 33.33 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
- Panophthalmitis (inflammation of all the eye structures or tissues): 4 people, 11.76%
- Endophthalmitis (inflammation of the internal coats of the eye): 4 people, 11.76%
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 3 people, 8.82%
- Diabetic Retinal Oedema (excessive build-up of fluid in the retina due to diabetes): 3 people, 8.82%
- Diabetic Retinopathy (damage to the retina caused by complications of diabetes): 3 people, 8.82%
- Retinal Vessel Occlusion (a blockage in one of the small arteries): 2 people, 5.88%
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 2 people, 5.88%
- Macular Oedema (fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula of the eye (a yellow central area of the retina) and causes it to thicken): 1 person, 2.94%
- Macular Fibrosis (a thin sheet of scar tissue forms on top of the macula, in response to damage or injury): 1 person, 2.94%
- Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 1 person, 2.94%
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
- Vancomycin: 23 people, 67.65%
- Amphotericin B: 5 people, 14.71%
- Cytarabine: 5 people, 14.71%
- Heparin: 5 people, 14.71%
- Acetaminophen: 4 people, 11.76%
- Neupogen: 4 people, 11.76%
- Amlodipine: 3 people, 8.82%
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate: 3 people, 8.82%
- Escitalopram: 3 people, 8.82%
- Eylea: 3 people, 8.82%
Other side effects people have besides Blindness *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
- Endophthalmitis (inflammation of the internal coats of the eye): 11 people, 32.35%
- Visual Impairment: 6 people, 17.65%
- Drug Ineffective: 5 people, 14.71%
- Eye Pain: 5 people, 14.71%
- Retinal Detachment (a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue): 4 people, 11.76%
- Necrosis (the death of body tissue): 4 people, 11.76%
- Optic Atrophy (the loss of a proportion of optic disc nerve fibres): 4 people, 11.76%
- Optic Nerve Injury: 4 people, 11.76%
- Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 4 people, 11.76%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 4 people, 11.76%
* 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
- Chen F, Zhan Z, "Severe drug-induced immune haemolytic anaemia due to ceftazidime", Blood Transfusion, 2014 Jan .
- Chen F, Zhan Z, "Severe drug-induced immune haemolytic anaemia due to ceftazidime", Blood Transfusion, 2014 Jan .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ceftazidime. 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?
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