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Doxil and Abdominal distension - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Abdominal distension is reported as a side effect among people who take Doxil (doxorubicin hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Vicodin, and have Nausea.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Abdominal distension when taking Doxil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,418 people who have side effects when taking Doxil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Doxil?

Doxil has active ingredients of doxorubicin hydrochloride. It is often used in ovarian cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 10,479 Doxil users. Check the latest studies of Doxil.

What is Abdominal distension?

Abdominal distension is found to be associated with 2,572 drugs and 3,640 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Abdominal distension.

On Jul, 15, 2026

10,418 people reported to have side effects when taking Doxil.
Among them, 85 people (0.82%) have Abdominal distension.

Could Doxil cause Abdominal distension?

Among these 85 people:

How long have people been on Doxil when they have Abdominal distension? *

  • < 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 Abdominal distension when taking Doxil? *

  • female: 90.24 %
  • male: 9.76 %

What is the age of people who have Abdominal distension when taking Doxil? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 1.69 %
  • 20-29: 1.69 %
  • 30-39: 5.08 %
  • 40-49: 8.47 %
  • 50-59: 54.24 %
  • 60+: 28.81 %

What are other drugs people take besides Doxil? *

  1. Vicodin: 22 people, 25.88%
  2. Clonazepam: 18 people, 21.18%
  3. Decadron: 17 people, 20.00%
  4. Taxol: 17 people, 20.00%
  5. Zometa: 16 people, 18.82%
  6. Carboplatin: 16 people, 18.82%
  7. Coumadin: 16 people, 18.82%
  8. Gemzar: 16 people, 18.82%
  9. Compazine: 15 people, 17.65%
  10. Topotecan: 15 people, 17.65%

What are other side effects people have besides Abdominal distension? *

  1. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 43 people, 50.59%
  2. Nausea And Vomiting: 36 people, 42.35%
  3. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 32 people, 37.65%
  4. Diarrhea: 30 people, 35.29%
  5. Anaemia (lack of blood): 29 people, 34.12%
  6. Pain: 29 people, 34.12%
  7. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 28 people, 32.94%
  8. Weakness: 27 people, 31.76%
  9. Back Pain: 25 people, 29.41%
  10. Fever: 22 people, 25.88%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Breast Cancer: 12 people, 14.12%
  2. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 12 people, 14.12%
  3. Pain: 12 people, 14.12%
  4. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 12 people, 14.12%
  5. Herpes Virus Infection: 10 people, 11.76%
  6. Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 10 people, 11.76%
  7. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 8 people, 9.41%
  8. High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 9.41%
  9. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 7 people, 8.24%
  10. Bone Pain: 7 people, 8.24%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Abdominal distension and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of doxorubicin hydrochloride:

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 doxorubicin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Doxil) and Doxil (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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