Azithromycin and Abdominal Pain

This page shows results related to Azithromycin and Abdominal Pain from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Azithromycin and Abdominal Pain

Age

40-49 Years	33
>60 Years	29
30-39 Years	25
20-29 Years	23
50-59 Years	21
10-19 Years	18
1-9 Years	12

Gender

Male: 38%
Female: 47%
Gender Unknown: 15%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Abdominal Pain?

Hospitalization	119
Other	85
Life Threatening	12
Death	11
Disability	7
Congenital Anomaly	2
Required Intervention	2

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Abdominal Pain?

Physician	56
Consumer	48
Other	43
Pharmacist	16
Lawyer	8

Therapy

Of those reporting Abdominal Pain, why were they taking Azithromycin?

Trachoma	25
Sinusitis	18
Bronchitis	15
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection	12
Ill-defined Disorder	11

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Abdominal Pain?

Mirena	4303
Humira	4128
Yaz	3334
Yasmin	2978
Vioxx	2271
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Fosamax	1931
Zometa	1766
Accutane	1693
Sandostatin Lar	1658
Remicade	1560
Enbrel	1218
Heparin Sodium Injection	1162
Byetta	1154
Aredia	1069
Cimzia	1051
Exjade	961
Seroquel	796
Forteo	766
Nexavar	683
Drospirenone And Ethinyl Estradiol	668
Zelnorm	666
Gleevec	638
Nexium	636
Fluorouracil	622
Cisplatin	594
Dianeal	587
Carboplatin	584
Plan B One-step	571
Avastin	567
Digoxin	541
Methotrexate	515
Bevacizumab	508
Oxaliplatin	500
Chantix	498
Crestor	498
Soliris	495
Capecitabine	484
Alli	481
Tysabri	435
Cyclophosphamide	434
Prednisone	428
Ortho Evra	416
Oxycontin	395
Aspirin	395
Heparin Sodium	391
Cymbalta	385
Lipitor	385
Nuvaring	381
Ketek	379
Paxil	377
Lyrica	369

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Azithromycin, view the complete Azithromycin adverse event report.

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