Deferasirox and Chills - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Chills is reported as a side effect among people who take Deferasirox (deferasirox), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Amlodipine, and have Primary myelofibrosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chills when taking Deferasirox. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,641 people who have side effects when taking Deferasirox from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Deferasirox?
Deferasirox has active ingredients of deferasirox. eHealthMe is studying from 2,641 Deferasirox users. Check the latest studies of Deferasirox.
What is Chills?
Chills (felling of cold) is found to be associated with 2,551 drugs and 3,475 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chills.
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2,641 people reported to have side effects when taking Deferasirox.
Among them, 28 people (1.06%) have Chills.

Among these 28 people:
How long have people been on Deferasirox when they have Chills? *
- < 1 month: 50 %
- 1 - 6 months: 50 %
- 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 Chills when taking Deferasirox? *
- female: 73.91 %
- male: 26.09 %
What is the age of people who have Chills when taking Deferasirox? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 22.73 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 4.55 %
- 40-49: 4.55 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 68.18 %
What are other drugs people take besides Deferasirox? *
- Exjade: 7 people, 25.00%
- Amlodipine: 7 people, 25.00%
- Vitamin D: 6 people, 21.43%
- Remicade: 5 people, 17.86%
- Synthroid: 4 people, 14.29%
- Xarelto: 4 people, 14.29%
- Pantoprazole: 3 people, 10.71%
- Theobromine: 2 people, 7.14%
- Levothyroxine Sodium: 2 people, 7.14%
- Moviprep: 2 people, 7.14%
What are other side effects people have besides Chills? *
- Fever: 24 people, 85.71%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 11 people, 39.29%
- Weight Increased: 9 people, 32.14%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 8 people, 28.57%
- Haemoglobin Decreased: 8 people, 28.57%
- White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 7 people, 25.00%
- High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 25.00%
- White Blood Cell Count Increased: 6 people, 21.43%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 6 people, 21.43%
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death): 6 people, 21.43%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Primary Myelofibrosis (primary disorder of the bone marrow): 7 people, 25.00%
- Iron Overload: 6 people, 21.43%
- Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 4 people, 14.29%
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 4 people, 14.29%
- Gout (uric acid crystals building up in the body): 4 people, 14.29%
- Infection: 2 people, 7.14%
- Pain: 2 people, 7.14%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 7.14%
- Aplasia Pure Red Cell (type of anaemia affecting the precursors to red blood cells but not to white blood cells): 1 person, 3.57%
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 1 person, 3.57%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Deferasirox:
- Deferasirox (2,641 reports)
Chills treatments and more:
- Chills (145,628 reports)
How severe was Chills and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of deferasirox:
- Chills and drugs with ingredients of deferasirox (365 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 Deferasirox:
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 Chills:
- Chills (2,551 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Chills:
- Chills (3,475 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Díaz-García JD, Gallegos-Villalobos A, Gonzalez-Espinoza L, Sanchez-Ni?o MD, Villarrubia J, Ortiz A, "Deferasirox nephrotoxicity [mdash] the knowns and unknowns", Nature reviews nephrology, 2014 Oct .
- Riva A, "Comment on: A record number of fatalities in many categories of patients treated with deferasirox: loopholes in regulatory and marketing procedures undermine patient safety and misguide public funds?", Expert opinion on drug safety, 2013 Sep .
- Riva A, "Deferasirox's toxicity", The Lancet, 2013 Jul .
- Kontoghiorghes GJ, "Turning a blind eye to deferasirox's toxicity?", The Lancet, 2013 Apr .
- Kontoghiorghes GJ, "A record number of fatalities in many categories of patients treated with deferasirox: loopholes in regulatory and marketing procedures undermine patient safety and misguide public funds?", Taylor & Francis, 2013 Jan .
- Díaz-García JD, Gallegos-Villalobos A, Gonzalez-Espinoza L, Sanchez-Ni?o MD, Villarrubia J, Ortiz A, "Deferasirox nephrotoxicity [mdash] the knowns and unknowns", Nature reviews nephrology, 2014 Oct .
- Riva A, "Comment on: A record number of fatalities in many categories of patients treated with deferasirox: loopholes in regulatory and marketing procedures undermine patient safety and misguide public funds?", Expert opinion on drug safety, 2013 Sep .
- Riva A, "Deferasirox's toxicity", The Lancet, 2013 Jul .
- Kontoghiorghes GJ, "Turning a blind eye to deferasirox's toxicity?", The Lancet, 2013 Apr .
- Kontoghiorghes GJ, "A record number of fatalities in many categories of patients treated with deferasirox: loopholes in regulatory and marketing procedures undermine patient safety and misguide public funds?", Taylor & Francis, 2013 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on deferasirox (the active ingredients of Deferasirox) and Deferasirox (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?
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