Exjade and Pollakiuria - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Pollakiuria 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 month also take Vitamin D, and have Myelodysplastic syndrome.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pollakiuria 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 Pollakiuria?
Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine) is found to be associated with 1,742 drugs and 1,694 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pollakiuria.
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29,418 people reported to have side effects when taking Exjade.
Among them, 128 people (0.44%) have Pollakiuria.

Among these 128 people:
How long have people been on Exjade when they have Pollakiuria? *
What is the gender of people who have Pollakiuria when taking Exjade? *
What is the age of people who have Pollakiuria when taking Exjade? *
What are other drugs people take besides Exjade? *
What are other side effects people have besides Pollakiuria? *
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)
Pollakiuria treatments and more:
- Pollakiuria (53,752 reports)
How severe was Pollakiuria and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of deferasirox:
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 Pollakiuria:
- Pollakiuria (1,742 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pollakiuria:
- Pollakiuria (1,694 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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