Alimta and Leukopenia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Leukopenia is reported as a side effect among people who take Alimta (pemetrexed disodium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Folic Acid, and have Lung cancer - non-small cell.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Leukopenia when taking Alimta. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 7,644 people who have side effects when taking Alimta from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Alimta?

Alimta has active ingredients of pemetrexed disodium. eHealthMe is studying from 7,702 Alimta users. Check the latest studies of Alimta.

What is Leukopenia?

Leukopenia (less number of white blood cells in blood) is found to be associated with 1,685 drugs and 2,291 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Leukopenia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 31, 2026

7,644 people reported to have side effects when taking Alimta.
Among them, 152 people (1.99%) have Leukopenia.

Among these 152 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Alimta and have Leukopenia?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Alimta:

Alimta (7,702 reports)

Leukopenia treatments and more:

Leukopenia (58,665 reports)

How severe was Leukopenia and when was it recovered:

Leukopenia in Alimta

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pemetrexed disodium:

Leukopenia and drugs with ingredients of pemetrexed disodium

Sub-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+

Browse all side effects of Alimta:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Leukopenia:

Leukopenia (1,685 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Leukopenia:

Leukopenia (2,291 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pemetrexed disodium (the active ingredients of Alimta) and Alimta (the brand name). 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?

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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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