Femara and Anorexia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Anorexia is reported as a side effect among people who take Femara (letrozole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Omeprazole, and have Breast cancer metastatic.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Anorexia when taking Femara. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 19,093 people who have side effects when taking Femara from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Femara?
Femara has active ingredients of letrozole. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 19,630 Femara users. Check the latest studies of Femara.
What is Anorexia?
Anorexia (eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction and irrational fear of gaining weight) is found to be associated with 1,133 drugs and 1,681 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Anorexia.
19,093 people reported to have side effects when taking Femara.
Among them, 34 people (0.18%) have Anorexia.

Among these 34 people:
How long have people been on Femara when they have Anorexia? *
- < 1 month: 40.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 26.67 %
- 6 - 12 months: 13.33 %
- 1 - 2 years: 20.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Anorexia when taking Femara? *
- female: 94.12 %
- male: 5.88 %
What is the age of people who have Anorexia when taking Femara? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 3.12 %
- 50-59: 18.75 %
- 60+: 78.12 %
What are other drugs people take besides Femara? *
- Meloxicam: 4 people, 11.76%
- Norvasc: 4 people, 11.76%
- Omeprazole: 4 people, 11.76%
- Toprol-Xl: 3 people, 8.82%
- Lipitor: 3 people, 8.82%
- Tenoretic 100: 3 people, 8.82%
- Zometa: 3 people, 8.82%
- Flomax: 2 people, 5.88%
- Tamoxifen Citrate: 2 people, 5.88%
- Nexium: 2 people, 5.88%
What are other side effects people have besides Anorexia? *
- Weight Decreased: 9 people, 26.47%
- Weakness: 9 people, 26.47%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 9 people, 26.47%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8 people, 23.53%
- Diarrhea: 6 people, 17.65%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 6 people, 17.65%
- Rashes (redness): 6 people, 17.65%
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 6 people, 17.65%
- Influenza Like Illness: 6 people, 17.65%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 5 people, 14.71%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Cholesterol: 3 people, 8.82%
- Breast Cancer Metastatic: 3 people, 8.82%
- Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 2 people, 5.88%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 5.88%
- Breast Cancer Stage Iv: 2 people, 5.88%
- Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 2.94%
- Traumatic Injury Of The Bladder And Urethra: 1 person, 2.94%
- Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 1 person, 2.94%
- Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 1 person, 2.94%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 1 person, 2.94%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Femara:
- Femara (19,630 reports)
Anorexia treatments and more:
- Anorexia (30,919 reports)
How severe was Anorexia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of letrozole:
- Anorexia and drugs with ingredients of letrozole (40 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 Femara:
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 Anorexia:
- Anorexia (1,133 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Anorexia:
- Anorexia (1,681 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on letrozole (the active ingredients of Femara) and Femara (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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