Neulasta and Ascites - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ascites is reported as a side effect among people who take Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Avastin, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ascites when taking Neulasta. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 92,148 people who have side effects when taking Neulasta from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Neulasta?

Neulasta has active ingredients of pegfilgrastim. It is often used in agranulocytosis. eHealthMe is studying from 92,286 Neulasta users. Check the latest studies of Neulasta.

What is Ascites?

Ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity) is found to be associated with 1,535 drugs and 2,031 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ascites.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 03, 2026

92,148 people reported to have side effects when taking Neulasta.
Among them, 142 people (0.15%) have Ascites.

Among these 142 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Neulasta (92,286 reports)

Ascites treatments and more:

Ascites (42,930 reports)

How severe was Ascites and when was it recovered:

Ascites in Neulasta

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pegfilgrastim:

Ascites and drugs with ingredients of pegfilgrastim (203 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 Neulasta:

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 z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ascites:

Ascites (1,535 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ascites:

Ascites (2,031 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Khan A, Yasin Z, "Hyperleukocytosis Caused By Neulasta Complicated By Leukostasis Versus Asymptomatic Uncomplicated Hyperleukocytosis In AML. Two Cases and When To Leukapherese.", Am Soc Hematology, 2017 Jan .
Rajsekhar P, Reddy MM, Vaddera S, Rajini G, Tikeli V, "A Rare Case of Vitamin B12 Deficiency with Ascites", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2014 Jan .
Khan A, Yasin Z, "Hyperleukocytosis Caused By Neulasta Complicated By Leukostasis Versus Asymptomatic Uncomplicated Hyperleukocytosis In AML. Two Cases and When To Leukapherese.", Am Soc Hematology, 2017 Jan .
Rajsekhar P, Reddy MM, Vaddera S, Rajini G, Tikeli V, "A Rare Case of Vitamin B12 Deficiency with Ascites", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2014 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

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