Ibrance and Photopsia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Photopsia is reported as a side effect among people who take Ibrance (palbociclib), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zolpidem, and have Breast cancer metastatic.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Photopsia when taking Ibrance. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 104,340 people who have side effects when taking Ibrance from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ibrance?

Ibrance has active ingredients of palbociclib. eHealthMe is studying from 104,434 Ibrance users. Check the latest studies of Ibrance.

What is Photopsia?

Photopsia (presence of perceived flashes of light) is found to be associated with 695 drugs and 808 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Photopsia.

On Jul, 16, 2026

104,340 people reported to have side effects when taking Ibrance.
Among them, 30 people (0.03%) have Photopsia.

Among these 30 people:

How long have people been on Ibrance when they have Photopsia? *

What is the gender of people who have Photopsia when taking Ibrance? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Photopsia when taking Ibrance? *

What are other drugs people take besides Ibrance? *

What are other side effects people have besides Photopsia? *

White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 13 people, 43.33%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11 people, 36.67%
Neoplasm Progression (growth of tumour): 10 people, 33.33%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 9 people, 30.00%
Chills (felling of cold): 9 people, 30.00%
Abdominal Pain Upper: 8 people, 26.67%
Diarrhea: 8 people, 26.67%
Hair Loss: 8 people, 26.67%
Visual Impairment: 7 people, 23.33%
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 6 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Breast Cancer Metastatic: 15 people, 50.00%
Breast Cancer: 9 people, 30.00%
Breast Cancer Female: 8 people, 26.67%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 16.67%
Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 3 people, 10.00%
Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 3 people, 10.00%
Fungal Infection: 3 people, 10.00%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3 people, 10.00%
Bone Disorder: 3 people, 10.00%
Metastases To Pleura (cancer spreads to pleura): 2 people, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Ibrance (104,434 reports)

Photopsia treatments and more:

Photopsia (7,832 reports)

Browse all side effects of Ibrance:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Photopsia:

Photopsia (695 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Photopsia:

Photopsia (808 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on palbociclib (the active ingredients of Ibrance) and Ibrance (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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