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Poikiloderma and drugs of ingredients of vancomycin (a real world drug study)


Summary:

Poikiloderma is reported only by a few people who take drugs with ingredients of vancomycin. This phase IV clinical study analyzes 17,160 people who have side effects while taking drugs with ingredients of vancomycin from the the FDA. Among them, 1 have Poikiloderma. Find out below who they are, when they have Poikiloderma and more.

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

On Jun, 19, 2026

17,160 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of vancomycin.
Among them, 1 person (0.01%) has Poikiloderma

What is Poikiloderma?

Poikiloderma (pigmentary and atrophic changes in the skin) is found to be associated with 37 drugs and 42 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Poikiloderma.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of vancomycin cause Poikiloderma?

Conditions people have *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

  1. Polycythaemia Vera (blood disorder in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells): 1 person, 100.00%

Other drugs people take *:

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  1. Xarelto: 1 person, 100.00%
  2. Plavix: 1 person, 100.00%
  3. Jakafi: 1 person, 100.00%

Other side effects people have besides Poikiloderma *:

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

  1. Weight Bearing Difficulty (difficulty due to weight of thigh fat deposition): 1 person, 100.00%
  2. Dyskinesia (abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement): 1 person, 100.00%
  3. Acute Myocardial Infarction (acute heart attack): 1 person, 100.00%
  4. Alanine Aminotransferase Increased: 1 person, 100.00%
  5. Aortic Dilatation: 1 person, 100.00%
  6. Blood Alkaline Phosphatase Increased: 1 person, 100.00%
  7. Cardiac Failure Congestive: 1 person, 100.00%
  8. Cellulitis (infection under the skin): 1 person, 100.00%
  9. Chronic Kidney Disease: 1 person, 100.00%
  10. Death: 1 person, 100.00%

* 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 vancomycin. 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.

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