Alimta and Nausea and vomiting - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nausea and vomiting 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 Nausea and vomiting 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 Nausea and vomiting?

Nausea and vomiting is found to be associated with 3,712 drugs and 5,745 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nausea and vomiting.

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, 30, 2026

7,644 people reported to have side effects when taking Alimta.
Among them, 340 people (4.45%) have Nausea and vomiting.

Among these 340 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Alimta and have Nausea and vomiting?

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Related studies:

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

Alimta (7,702 reports)

Nausea and vomiting treatments and more:

Nausea and vomiting (529,396 reports)

How severe was Nausea and vomiting and when was it recovered:

Nausea and vomiting in Alimta

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

Nausea and vomiting and drugs with ingredients of pemetrexed disodium (482 reports)

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 Nausea and vomiting:

Nausea and vomiting (3,712 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Nausea and vomiting:

Nausea and vomiting (5,745 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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