Iressa and Nausea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nausea is reported as a side effect among people who take Iressa (gefitinib), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zofran, and have Lung cancer - non-small cell.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nausea when taking Iressa. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,081 people who have side effects when taking Iressa from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Iressa?

Iressa has active ingredients of gefitinib. eHealthMe is studying from 10,102 Iressa users. Check the latest studies of Iressa.

What is Nausea?

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit) is found to be associated with 3,883 drugs and 5,634 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nausea.

On Jul, 19, 2026

10,081 people reported to have side effects when taking Iressa.
Among them, 448 people (4.44%) have Nausea.

Among these 448 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Iressa and have Nausea?

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Related studies:

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

Iressa (10,102 reports)

Nausea treatments and more:

Nausea (962,089 reports)

How severe was Nausea and when was it recovered:

Nausea in Iressa

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of gefitinib:

Nausea and drugs with ingredients of gefitinib (532 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 Iressa:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Nausea:

Nausea (3,883 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Nausea:

Nausea (5,634 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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