Aprepitant and Seizures - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Seizures is reported as a side effect among people who take Aprepitant (aprepitant), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Ondansetron, and have Breast cancer.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Seizures when taking Aprepitant. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 6,989 people who have side effects when taking Aprepitant from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Aprepitant?
Aprepitant has active ingredients of aprepitant. eHealthMe is studying from 6,992 Aprepitant users. Check the latest studies of Aprepitant.
What is Seizures?
Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain) is found to be associated with 1,994 drugs and 2,277 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Seizures.
6,989 people reported to have side effects when taking Aprepitant.
Among them, 86 people (1.23%) have Seizures.

Among these 86 people:
How long have people been on Aprepitant when they have Seizures? *
- < 1 month: 17.86 %
- 1 - 6 months: 82.14 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Seizures when taking Aprepitant? *
- female: 71.79 %
- male: 28.21 %
What is the age of people who have Seizures when taking Aprepitant? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 7.79 %
- 10-19: 3.9 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 3.9 %
- 50-59: 67.53 %
- 60+: 16.88 %
What are other drugs people take besides Aprepitant? *
- Ondansetron: 63 people, 73.26%
- Ventolin: 49 people, 56.98%
- Codeine: 45 people, 52.33%
- Keppra: 44 people, 51.16%
- Taxotere: 42 people, 48.84%
- Metoclopramide: 40 people, 46.51%
- Levetiracetam: 39 people, 45.35%
- Dexamethasone: 38 people, 44.19%
- Senna: 37 people, 43.02%
- Xeloda: 36 people, 41.86%
What are other side effects people have besides Seizures? *
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 60 people, 69.77%
- Diarrhea: 59 people, 68.60%
- Headache (pain in head): 59 people, 68.60%
- Mucosal Inflammation (infection of mucous membrane): 58 people, 67.44%
- Rashes (redness): 55 people, 63.95%
- Abdominal Pain: 53 people, 61.63%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 52 people, 60.47%
- Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 52 people, 60.47%
- Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 52 people, 60.47%
- Hair Loss: 52 people, 60.47%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Breast Cancer: 55 people, 63.95%
- Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 53 people, 61.63%
- Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while you breath): 52 people, 60.47%
- Cough: 48 people, 55.81%
- Oropharyngeal Pain: 46 people, 53.49%
- Constipation: 46 people, 53.49%
- Urinary Tract Infection: 46 people, 53.49%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 46 people, 53.49%
- Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 46 people, 53.49%
- Muscle Twitching: 45 people, 52.33%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Aprepitant:
- Aprepitant (6,992 reports)
Seizures treatments and more:
- Seizures (150,179 reports)
How severe was Seizures and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of aprepitant:
- Seizures and drugs with ingredients of aprepitant (209 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 Aprepitant:
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 the drugs that are associated with Seizures:
- Seizures (1,994 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Seizures:
- Seizures (2,277 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on aprepitant (the active ingredients of Aprepitant) and Aprepitant (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).
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