Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Hydroxyurea (hydroxyurea) and Wellbutrin (bupropion hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include diarrhoea among females and pain among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 98 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Hydroxyurea?
Hydroxyurea has active ingredients of hydroxyurea. It is often used in polycythemia vera. eHealthMe is studying from 17,240 Hydroxyurea users. Check the latest studies of Hydroxyurea.
What is Wellbutrin?
Wellbutrin has active ingredients of bupropion hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 117,107 Wellbutrin users. Check the latest studies of Wellbutrin.
98 people who take Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin, by gender? *:
female:
- Diarrhoea
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Dermatitis exfoliative (widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss)
- Emotional distress
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Fibrosis (formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue)
- Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
- General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
- Haematemesis (vomiting of blood)
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
male:
- Pain
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Skin cancer
- Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel)
- Thyroid disorder (thyroid diseases)
- Vomiting
- Abdominal discomfort
- Acute sinusitis
- Aggression
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
What are the common drug interactions of Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
- Infusion related reaction
- Pain
20-29:
- Abdominal discomfort
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Headache (pain in head)
- Ill-defined disorder
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
- Vomiting
30-39:
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Constipation
- Cystitis noninfective (non-infectious inflammation of the wall of the bladder)
- Decreased appetite
- Diarrhoea
- Diarrhoea haemorrhagic (bloody diarrhoea)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Glossitis (infection of tongue with soreness)
- Helicobacter infection (helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infects stomach)
40-49:
- Diarrhoea
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Lymphadenopathy (disease or enlargement of lymph nodes)
- Oral pain
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
- Rash pruritic (redness with itching)
- Weight decreased
- Blood creatinine increased
- Calculus urinary (stone in urinary system)
- Complication of device insertion
50-59:
- Hospitalisation
- Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)
60+:
- Pain in extremity
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Dermatitis exfoliative (widespread scaling of the skin, often with itching (pruritus), skin redness (erythroderma), and hair loss)
- Emotional distress
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Fibrosis (formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue)
- General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
- Injury
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Polycythaemia Vera (blood disorder in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells): 24 people, 24.49%
- Primary Myelofibrosis (primary disorder of the bone marrow): 11 people, 11.22%
- Pain: 11 people, 11.22%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 9 people, 9.18%
- Stress And Anxiety: 7 people, 7.14%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 7 people, 7.14%
- Platelet Count Increased: 6 people, 6.12%
- Panic Disorder: 6 people, 6.12%
- Oropharyngeal Pain: 6 people, 6.12%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 6 people, 6.12%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Hydroxyurea and drugs from A to Z:
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on hydroxyurea and bupropion hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin, respectively), and Hydroxyurea and Wellbutrin (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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