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Acetic Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of acetic include nausea, diarrhoea, and dizziness, based on 1,008 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 2.8% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Acetic side effects

Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for acetic.

1
Nausea5.8%58
2
Diarrhoea5.7%57
3
Dizziness4.9%49
4
Dyspnoea4.4%44
5
Fatigue4.3%43
6
Rash4.0%40
7
Arthralgia3.7%37
8
Pain3.6%36
9
Headache3.5%35
10
Malaise3.4%34
11
Acute Kidney Injury3.4%34
12
Pruritus3.2%32
13
Off Label Use3.2%32
14
Constipation3.0%30
15
Anaemia3.0%30

These are voluntary reports and do not establish that acetic caused these reactions.

Report severity

84.4%Serious851 reports
41.2%Hospitalizations415 reports
12.0%Fatal121 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Acetic drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside acetic. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.

Also suspected

1
Aluminum-acetate4.4%44
2
Paclitaxel3.9%39
3
Simvastatin3.1%31
4
Trastuzumab3.0%30
5
Aspirin3.0%30
6
Prednisolone2.9%29
7
Dexamethasone2.7%27
8
Docetaxel2.7%27
9
Capecitabine2.6%26
10
Carboplatin2.2%22
11
Metformin2.2%22
12
Acetaminophen2.1%21
13
Omeprazole2.0%20
14
Adalimumab2.0%20
15
Esomeprazole2.0%20

Taken alongside

1
Aluminum-acetate38.0%383
2
Acetaminophen29.3%295
3
Omeprazole20.5%207
4
Albuterol18.7%188
5
Aspirin18.6%187
6
Hydrocortisone17.3%174
7
Amoxicillin12.2%123
8
Amlodipine12.1%122
9
Furosemide11.0%111
10
Atorvastatin-calcium10.7%108
11
Levothyroxine-sodium10.6%107
12
Gabapentin10.5%106
13
Ibuprofen10.4%105
14
Metformin9.5%96
15
Simvastatin9.3%94

Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.

Who reports acetic side effects

58.5% of acetic adverse event reports involve female patients and 33.9% involve male patients. The largest age group is adult at 52%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female58.5%
Male33.9%
Unknown7.5%

Age group

< 20.7%
2–111.6%
12–170.9%
18–6451.5%
65+45.3%

What is acetic used for

Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking acetic when the adverse event was reported.

Accidental ExposureAcneAcrochordon ExcisionActinic KeratosisAnogenital WartsArthralgiaAccidental Exposure To ProductAcneAntibiotic TherapyArsenical KeratosisBlisterBlood Cholesterol IncreasedBacterial InfectionBlepharoplastyCarcinoid Tumour

Showing 15 of 135 indications

Acetic brand names and reporting trend

Acetic is sold under the brand name Domeboro.

Brand names

Domeboro3

Quarterly reports (20042025)

20052010201520202025

An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.

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