Exjade and Constipation - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Constipation is reported as a side effect among people who take Exjade (deferasirox), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Folic Acid, and have Myelodysplastic syndrome.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Constipation when taking Exjade. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 29,418 people who have side effects when taking Exjade from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Exjade?
Exjade has active ingredients of deferasirox. It is often used in iron overload. eHealthMe is studying from 29,456 Exjade users. Check the latest studies of Exjade.
What is Constipation?
Constipation is found to be associated with 3,004 drugs and 4,619 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Constipation.
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29,418 people reported to have side effects when taking Exjade.
Among them, 604 people (2.05%) have Constipation.

Among these 604 people:
How long have people been on Exjade when they have Constipation? *
What is the gender of people who have Constipation when taking Exjade? *
What is the age of people who have Constipation when taking Exjade? *
What are other drugs people take besides Exjade? *
What are other side effects people have besides Constipation? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Exjade:
- Exjade (29,456 reports)
Constipation treatments and more:
- Constipation (337,881 reports)
How severe was Constipation and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of deferasirox:
- Constipation and drugs with ingredients of deferasirox (696 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 Exjade:
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 Constipation:
- Constipation (3,004 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Constipation:
- Constipation (4,619 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 Exjade) and Exjade (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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