Neulasta and Bell's palsy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Bell's palsy is found among people who take Neulasta, especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Neulasta and have Bell's palsy. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 79,165 people who have side effects when taking Neulasta from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
79,165 people reported to have side effects when taking Neulasta.
Among them, 26 people (0.03%) have Bell's palsy.
What is Neulasta?
Neulasta has active ingredients of pegfilgrastim. It is often used in agranulocytosis. eHealthMe is studying from 79,300 Neulasta users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Bell's palsy?
Bell's palsy (facial paralysis) is found to be associated with 1,607 drugs and 1,153 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Neulasta and Bell's palsy reports submitted per year:

Time on Neulasta when people have Bell's palsy *:
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 100 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Neulasta *:
- female: 92.31 %
- male: 7.69 %
Age of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Neulasta *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 29.17 %
- 40-49: 4.17 %
- 50-59: 54.17 %
- 60+: 12.5 %
Common drugs people take besides Neulasta *:
- Ativan: 13 people, 50.00%
- Copegus: 9 people, 34.62%
- Effexor: 9 people, 34.62%
- Pegasys: 9 people, 34.62%
- Ribasphere: 9 people, 34.62%
- Ribavirin: 9 people, 34.62%
- Lecithin: 9 people, 34.62%
- Ondansetron: 8 people, 30.77%
- Paxil: 7 people, 26.92%
- Neupogen: 7 people, 26.92%
Common side effects people have besides Bell's palsy *:
- Diarrhea: 18 people, 69.23%
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 15 people, 57.69%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 14 people, 53.85%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 13 people, 50.00%
- Joint Pain: 12 people, 46.15%
- Headache (pain in head): 12 people, 46.15%
- White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 9 people, 34.62%
- Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets): 9 people, 34.62%
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 9 people, 34.62%
- Oropharyngeal Pain: 9 people, 34.62%
Common conditions people have *:
- Hepatitis C: 9 people, 34.62%
- Bone Density Decreased: 6 people, 23.08%
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome: 4 people, 15.38%
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 2 people, 7.69%
- Haemoglobin Decreased: 2 people, 7.69%
- Resorption Bone Increased: 1 person, 3.85%
- Breast Cancer Metastatic: 1 person, 3.85%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Neulasta and have Bell's palsy?
Check whether Bell's palsy is associated with a drug or a conditionHow to use the study?
You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
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 .
Related studies
How severe was Bell's palsy and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pegfilgrastim:
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Neulasta:
- Neulasta (79,300 reports)
Common Neulasta side effects:
- Death: 2,369 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2,306 reports
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 2,065 reports
- Fever: 2,051 reports
- Pain: 2,007 reports
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 zBell's palsy treatments and more:
- Bell's palsy (6,235 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Bell's palsy in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Bell's palsy in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Bell's palsy:
- Vioxx: 306 reports
- Prednisone: 237 reports
- Methotrexate: 222 reports
- Aspirin: 180 reports
- Lipitor: 167 reports
- Neurontin: 155 reports
- Zoloft: 151 reports
- Celebrex: 151 reports
- Enbrel: 151 reports
- Lasix: 142 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy (1,607 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Bell's palsy:
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 191 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 188 reports
- High blood pressure: 169 reports
- Depression: 151 reports
- Pain: 130 reports
- Hepatitis c: 127 reports
- Osteoporosis: 104 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy (1,153 conditions)
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.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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