Atovaquone

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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MedDRA Preferred Term Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Dermatitis def Rash def 6.3% - 46% x x
Rash def Rash def 6.3% - 46% x x
Nausea def Nausea def 0.6% - 44% x x
Diarrhoea def Diarrhoea def 0.2% - 42% x x
Body temperature increased def Body temperature increased def 0% - 40% x x
Vomiting def Vomiting def 0.6% - 35% x x
Asthenia def Asthenia def 8% - 31% x x
Cough def Cough def 1% - 31% x x
Cough increased 25% - 31% x x
Headache def Headache def 16% - 31% x x
Hyponatraemia def Hyponatraemia def 7% - 26% x x
Rhinitis def Rhinitis def 5% - 24% x x
Infection def Infection def 18% - 22% x x
Abdominal pain def Abdominal pain def 4% - 21% x x
Gastrointestinal pain def Abdominal pain def 4% - 21% x x
Dyspnoea def Dyspnoea def 15% - 21% x x
Pain def Pain def 4% - 21% x x
Insomnia def Insomnia def 9% - 19% x x
Constipation def Constipation def 3% - 17% x x
Alanine aminotransferase increased def Alanine aminotransferase increased def 6% - 16% x x
Hypoglycaemia def Hypoglycaemia def 1% - 15% x x
Dizziness def Dizziness def 3% - 14% x x
Aspartate aminotransferase increased def Aspartate aminotransferase increased def 0% - 14% x x
Dysgeusia def Dysgeusia def 3% - 13% x x
Hyperglycaemia def Hyperglycaemia def 9% - 13% x x
Blood amylase increased Amylase increased 4% - 12% x x
Decreased appetite Anorexia def 7% - 10% x x
Anxiety def Anxiety def 7% - 10% x x
Dyspepsia def Dyspepsia def 5% - 10% x x
Hypotension def Hypotension def 1% - 10% x x
Hyperhidrosis def Sweating def 3% - 10% x x
Anaemia def Anaemia def 0% - 9% x x
Neutropenia def Neutropenia def 3% - 9% x x
Pruritus def Pruritus def 5% - 9% x x
Blood alkaline phosphatase increased def Phosphatase alkaline increased 6% - 8% x x
Sinusitis def Sinusitis def 6% - 7% x x
Blood creatinine increased Creatinine increased def 0% - 7% x x
Hyperkalaemia def Hyperkalaemia def 0% - 5% x x
Hypersensitivity def Hypersensitivity def postmarketing, 0.8% - 4.8% x x
Angioedema def Angioedema def postmarketing x x
Bronchospasm def Bronchospasm def postmarketing x x
Erythema multiforme def Erythema multiforme def postmarketing x x
Eye disorder def Eye disorder def postmarketing x x
Gastrointestinal disorder def Gastrointestinal disorder def postmarketing x x
Hepatitis def Hepatitis def postmarketing x x
Immune system disorder def Immune system disorder def postmarketing x x
Methaemoglobinaemia def Methaemoglobinaemia def postmarketing x x
Pancreatitis def Pancreatitis def postmarketing x x
Thrombocytopenia def Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x
Erythema def Erythema def postmarketing x x
Urethral disorder def Urinary tract disorder def postmarketing x x
Urinary tract disorder def Urinary tract disorder def postmarketing x x
Urticaria def Urticaria def postmarketing x x
Hepatic failure def Hepatic failure def postmarketing x x
Keratopathy Keratopathy postmarketing x x
Throat tightness Throat tightness postmarketing x x
Skin exfoliation Skin exfoliation postmarketing x x
Hepatobiliary disease def Hepatobiliary disease def postmarketing x x
Renal impairment def Renal impairment def postmarketing x x
HIV infection def HIV infection def x x
Influenza def Influenza def x
Myalgia def Myalgia def x
Musculoskeletal discomfort Myalgia def x
Laboratory test abnormal Laboratory test abnormal x x
Indication Labels
Adenoma benign def x
Adverse event def x x
Breast feeding def x
Carcinogenicity x
Carcinoma def x
Death x x
Drug interaction def x
Elderly def x
Fertilization def x
Gas def x x
Hepatic impairment x
Hepatocellular adenoma def x
Liver carcinoma def x
Lymphoma def x
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia def x x
Pneumonia def x x
Pregnancy def x
Salmonellosis def x
Stress def x
Therapy cessation x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: P01AX06

Legend

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. atovaquone / Mepron : 58 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  2. ATOVAQUONE / MEPRON : 60 side effects (Drugs@FDA)