Deferasirox and Fall - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fall is reported as a side effect among people who take Deferasirox (deferasirox), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Revlimid, and have Myelodysplastic syndrome.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fall 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 Fall?
Fall is found to be associated with 3,236 drugs and 3,760 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fall.
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2,641 people reported to have side effects when taking Deferasirox.
Among them, 31 people (1.17%) have Fall.

Among these 31 people:
How long have people been on Deferasirox when they have Fall? *
- < 1 month: 20 %
- 1 - 6 months: 60 %
- 6 - 12 months: 20 %
- 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 Fall when taking Deferasirox? *
- female: 41.38 %
- male: 58.62 %
What is the age of people who have Fall when taking Deferasirox? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 5 %
- 60+: 95 %
What are other drugs people take besides Deferasirox? *
- Revlimid: 6 people, 19.35%
- Exjade: 5 people, 16.13%
- Folic Acid: 4 people, 12.90%
- Furosemide: 4 people, 12.90%
- Aspirin: 4 people, 12.90%
- Calcium: 4 people, 12.90%
- Vitamins: 3 people, 9.68%
- Vitamin D3: 3 people, 9.68%
- Vidaza: 3 people, 9.68%
- Venclexta: 3 people, 9.68%
What are other side effects people have besides Fall? *
- Dizziness: 6 people, 19.35%
- Pain: 5 people, 16.13%
- Weakness: 4 people, 12.90%
- Head Injury: 4 people, 12.90%
- Diarrhea: 4 people, 12.90%
- Pneumonia: 4 people, 12.90%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 4 people, 12.90%
- Rib Fracture: 4 people, 12.90%
- Femur Fracture: 3 people, 9.68%
- Hip Fracture: 3 people, 9.68%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 13 people, 41.94%
- Iron Overload: 3 people, 9.68%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 6.45%
- Aplastic Anemia: 2 people, 6.45%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 2 people, 6.45%
- Chronic Kidney Disease: 2 people, 6.45%
- Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy (damage to one or more of your peripheral nerves): 2 people, 6.45%
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (haemoglobin in the urine): 2 people, 6.45%
- Pain: 2 people, 6.45%
- Diabetes: 2 people, 6.45%
* 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)
Fall treatments and more:
- Fall (403,513 reports)
How severe was Fall and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of deferasirox:
- Fall and drugs with ingredients of deferasirox (766 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 Fall:
- Fall (3,236 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fall:
- Fall (3,760 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?
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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