Ethyol and Anaemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Anaemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Ethyol (amifostine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Taxol, and have Metastases to bone.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Anaemia when taking Ethyol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,482 people who have side effects when taking Ethyol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ethyol?

Ethyol has active ingredients of amifostine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,484 Ethyol users. Check the latest studies of Ethyol.

What is Anaemia?

Anaemia (lack of blood) is found to be associated with 3,034 drugs and 3,945 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Anaemia.



On Aug, 12, 2026

1,482 people reported to have side effects when taking Ethyol.
Among them, 54 people (3.64%) have Anaemia.

Could Ethyol cause Anaemia?

Among these 54 people:

How long have people been on Ethyol when they have Anaemia? *

  • < 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 Anaemia when taking Ethyol? *

  • female: 50.98 %
  • male: 49.02 %

What is the age of people who have Anaemia when taking Ethyol? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 12.24 %
  • 50-59: 36.73 %
  • 60+: 51.02 %

What are other drugs people take besides Ethyol? *

  1. Taxol: 19 people, 35.19%
  2. Dexamethasone: 15 people, 27.78%
  3. Pepcid: 15 people, 27.78%
  4. Adriamycin Pfs: 14 people, 25.93%
  5. Amoxicillin: 14 people, 25.93%
  6. Lortab: 14 people, 25.93%
  7. Paxil: 14 people, 25.93%
  8. Zometa: 13 people, 24.07%
  9. Femara: 13 people, 24.07%
  10. Prilosec: 13 people, 24.07%

What are other side effects people have besides Anaemia? *

  1. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 16 people, 29.63%
  2. General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 16 people, 29.63%
  3. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 16 people, 29.63%
  4. Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 14 people, 25.93%
  5. Fever: 14 people, 25.93%
  6. Back Pain: 14 people, 25.93%
  7. Nausea And Vomiting: 14 people, 25.93%
  8. Diverticulum (out pouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body): 13 people, 24.07%
  9. Compression Fracture (fracture due to pressure caused by injury): 13 people, 24.07%
  10. Injury: 13 people, 24.07%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 13 people, 24.07%
  2. Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 1 person, 1.85%
  3. Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 1 person, 1.85%
  4. Ovarian Cancer (cancer of ovary): 1 person, 1.85%
  5. Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 1 person, 1.85%
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 1.85%
  7. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 1 person, 1.85%
  8. Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 1 person, 1.85%
  9. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 1 person, 1.85%
  10. Hiv Infection: 1 person, 1.85%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Anaemia and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amifostine:

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 amifostine (the active ingredients of Ethyol) and Ethyol (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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