Busulfan and Conjunctivitis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Conjunctivitis is reported as a side effect among people who take Busulfan (busulfan), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, also take Aredia, and have Hypercalcaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Conjunctivitis when taking Busulfan. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 14,527 people who have side effects when taking Busulfan from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Busulfan?

Busulfan has active ingredients of busulfan. eHealthMe is studying from 14,527 Busulfan users. Check the latest studies of Busulfan.

What is Conjunctivitis?

Conjunctivitis (pink eye) is found to be associated with 1,299 drugs and 1,640 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Conjunctivitis.



On Jul, 22, 2026

14,527 people reported to have side effects when taking Busulfan.
Among them, 11 people (0.08%) have Conjunctivitis.

Could Busulfan cause Conjunctivitis?

Among these 11 people:

What is the gender of people who have Conjunctivitis when taking Busulfan? *

  • female: 30 %
  • male: 70 %

What is the age of people who have Conjunctivitis when taking Busulfan? *

  • 0-1: 25.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 25.0 %
  • 20-29: 12.5 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 25.0 %
  • 50-59: 12.5 %
  • 60+: 0.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Busulfan? *

  1. Zometa: 3 people, 27.27%
  2. Revlimid: 3 people, 27.27%
  3. Cytoxan: 3 people, 27.27%
  4. Cyclosporine: 3 people, 27.27%
  5. Reclast: 3 people, 27.27%
  6. Cyclophosphamide: 3 people, 27.27%
  7. Aredia: 3 people, 27.27%
  8. Methotrexate: 2 people, 18.18%
  9. Melphalan: 2 people, 18.18%
  10. Calcium Lactate: 1 person, 9.09%

What are other side effects people have besides Conjunctivitis? *

  1. Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 5 people, 45.45%
  2. Fever: 5 people, 45.45%
  3. Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 45.45%
  4. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 5 people, 45.45%
  5. Abdominal Discomfort: 4 people, 36.36%
  6. Paleness (unusual lightness of skin colour): 4 people, 36.36%
  7. Productive Cough: 4 people, 36.36%
  8. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 4 people, 36.36%
  9. Febrile Neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells): 4 people, 36.36%
  10. Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 4 people, 36.36%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 27.27%
  2. Hypercalcaemia (elevated calcium (ca+) level in the blood): 3 people, 27.27%
  3. Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 1 person, 9.09%
  4. Bone Marrow Conditioning Regimen: 1 person, 9.09%
  5. B Precursor Type Acute Leukaemia (lymphoid cancer): 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on busulfan (the active ingredients of Busulfan) and Busulfan (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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