Fludara and Tuberculosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Tuberculosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Fludara (fludarabine phosphate), especially for people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Cyclophosphamide, and have Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Tuberculosis when taking Fludara. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 46,669 people who have side effects when taking Fludara from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Fludara?

Fludara has active ingredients of fludarabine phosphate. eHealthMe is studying from 46,686 Fludara users. Check the latest studies of Fludara.

What is Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis) is found to be associated with 627 drugs and 766 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Tuberculosis.



On Jul, 14, 2026

46,669 people reported to have side effects when taking Fludara.
Among them, 67 people (0.14%) have Tuberculosis.

Could Fludara cause Tuberculosis?

Among these 67 people:

How long have people been on Fludara when they have Tuberculosis? *

  • < 1 month: 18.18 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 81.82 %
  • 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 Tuberculosis when taking Fludara? *

  • female: 44.19 %
  • male: 55.81 %

What is the age of people who have Tuberculosis when taking Fludara? *

  • 0-1: 2.44 %
  • 2-9: 2.44 %
  • 10-19: 9.76 %
  • 20-29: 2.44 %
  • 30-39: 34.15 %
  • 40-49: 19.51 %
  • 50-59: 7.32 %
  • 60+: 21.95 %

What are other drugs people take besides Fludara? *

  1. Cyclophosphamide: 23 people, 34.33%
  2. Cyclosporine: 14 people, 20.90%
  3. Neupogen: 11 people, 16.42%
  4. Busulfan: 11 people, 16.42%
  5. Campath: 11 people, 16.42%
  6. Mycophenolate Mofetil: 11 people, 16.42%
  7. Cytarabine: 10 people, 14.93%
  8. Melphalan: 6 people, 8.96%
  9. Ciclosporin: 6 people, 8.96%
  10. Famciclovir: 5 people, 7.46%

What are other side effects people have besides Tuberculosis? *

  1. Nausea And Vomiting: 15 people, 22.39%
  2. Fever: 15 people, 22.39%
  3. Loss Of Consciousness: 13 people, 19.40%
  4. Pneumonia: 13 people, 19.40%
  5. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 10 people, 14.93%
  6. Acute Kidney Failure: 10 people, 14.93%
  7. Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver): 10 people, 14.93%
  8. Intestinal Obstruction: 10 people, 14.93%
  9. Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets): 9 people, 13.43%
  10. Herpes Zoster: 8 people, 11.94%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 14 people, 20.90%
  2. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 10 people, 14.93%
  3. Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Unspecified (peripheral t-cell cancer unspecified): 4 people, 5.97%
  4. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 3 people, 4.48%
  5. Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia (cancer affects small lymphocytes (white blood cells)): 2 people, 2.99%
  6. T-Cell Lymphoma (a blood cell cancer): 2 people, 2.99%
  7. Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma (mature t-cell cancer of the blood or lymph vessel): 2 people, 2.99%
  8. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 2 people, 2.99%
  9. Immunodeficiency Disorders: 2 people, 2.99%
  10. Infection: 2 people, 2.99%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

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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 fludarabine phosphate (the active ingredients of Fludara) and Fludara (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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