Emend and Skin blushing/flushing - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Skin blushing/flushing is reported as a side effect among people who take Emend (aprepitant), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Decadron, and have Breast cancer.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Skin blushing/flushing when taking Emend. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,708 people who have side effects when taking Emend from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Emend?

Emend has active ingredients of aprepitant. It is often used in nausea. eHealthMe is studying from 13,741 Emend users. Check the latest studies of Emend.

What is Skin blushing/flushing?

Skin blushing/flushing (a sudden reddening of the face, neck) is found to be associated with 2,008 drugs and 2,936 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Skin blushing/flushing.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Jul, 11, 2026

13,708 people reported to have side effects when taking Emend.
Among them, 230 people (1.68%) have Skin blushing/flushing.

Could Emend cause Skin blushing/flushing?

Among these 230 people:

How long have people been on Emend when they have Skin blushing/flushing? *

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What is the gender of people who have Skin blushing/flushing when taking Emend? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Emend:

Emend (13,741 reports)

Skin blushing/flushing treatments and more:

Skin blushing/flushing (117,676 reports)

How severe was Skin blushing/flushing and when was it recovered:

Skin blushing/flushing in Emend

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of aprepitant:

Skin blushing/flushing and drugs with ingredients of aprepitant (310 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 Emend:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Skin blushing/flushing:

Skin blushing/flushing (2,008 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Skin blushing/flushing:

Skin blushing/flushing (2,936 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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