Glivec and Poisoning - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Poisoning is reported as a side effect among people who take Glivec (imatinib mesylate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Brilinta, and have Chronic myeloid leukaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Poisoning when taking Glivec. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 17,769 people who have side effects when taking Glivec from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Glivec?

Glivec has active ingredients of imatinib mesylate. eHealthMe is studying from 17,777 Glivec users. Check the latest studies of Glivec.

What is Poisoning?

Poisoning is found to be associated with 461 drugs and 636 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Poisoning.

On Jul, 19, 2026

17,769 people reported to have side effects when taking Glivec.
Among them, 13 people (0.07%) have Poisoning.

Among these 13 people:

What is the gender of people who have Poisoning when taking Glivec? *

female: 50 %
male: 50 %

What is the age of people who have Poisoning when taking Glivec? *

What are other drugs people take besides Glivec? *

Tasigna: 1 person, 7.69%
Hydrea: 1 person, 7.69%
Brilinta: 1 person, 7.69%

What are other side effects people have besides Poisoning? *

Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 4 people, 30.77%
White Blood Cell Count Increased: 3 people, 23.08%
White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 3 people, 23.08%
Haemoglobin Decreased: 3 people, 23.08%
Haemoglobin Increased: 3 people, 23.08%
Head Injury: 3 people, 23.08%
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 2 people, 15.38%
Completed Suicide (act of taking one's own life): 2 people, 15.38%
Death: 2 people, 15.38%
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (lungs tuberculosis): 2 people, 15.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 12 people, 92.31%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 1 person, 7.69%
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: 1 person, 7.69%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Glivec:

Glivec (17,777 reports)

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Poisoning (13,050 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Poisoning:

Poisoning (462 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Poisoning:

Poisoning (636 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Liaw GW, Hung DZ, Chen WK, Lin CL, Lin IC, Kao CH, "Relationship Between Acute Benzodiazepine Poisoning and Acute Pancreatitis Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .
Liaw GW, Hung DZ, Chen WK, Lin CL, Lin IC, Kao CH, "Relationship Between Acute Benzodiazepine Poisoning and Acute Pancreatitis Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on imatinib mesylate (the active ingredients of Glivec) and Glivec (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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