Neulasta and Tachyarrhythmia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Tachyarrhythmia 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 6 - 12 months also take Aranesp, and have Aseptic necrosis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Tachyarrhythmia 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 Tachyarrhythmia?
Tachyarrhythmia (disturbance of the heart rhythm in which the heart rate is abnormally increased) is found to be associated with 424 drugs and 898 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Tachyarrhythmia.
92,148 people reported to have side effects when taking Neulasta.
Among them, 24 people (0.03%) have Tachyarrhythmia.

Among these 24 people:
How long have people been on Neulasta when they have Tachyarrhythmia? *
- < 1 month: 18.18 %
- 1 - 6 months: 36.36 %
- 6 - 12 months: 45.45 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Tachyarrhythmia when taking Neulasta? *
- female: 83.33 %
- male: 16.67 %
What is the age of people who have Tachyarrhythmia when taking Neulasta? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 4.55 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 27.27 %
- 50-59: 31.82 %
- 60+: 36.36 %
What are other drugs people take besides Neulasta? *
- Aranesp: 13 people, 54.17%
- Dexamethasone: 10 people, 41.67%
- Levaquin: 9 people, 37.50%
- Neupogen: 8 people, 33.33%
- Kytril: 8 people, 33.33%
- Avastin: 8 people, 33.33%
- Zometa: 8 people, 33.33%
- Oxycontin: 7 people, 29.17%
- Cleocin: 7 people, 29.17%
- Doxil: 7 people, 29.17%
What are other side effects people have besides Tachyarrhythmia? *
- Pericardial Effusion (fluid around the heart): 9 people, 37.50%
- Pain: 9 people, 37.50%
- Stress And Anxiety: 9 people, 37.50%
- Dental Caries: 8 people, 33.33%
- Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 8 people, 33.33%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 33.33%
- Pain In Jaw: 8 people, 33.33%
- Enlarged Heart: 8 people, 33.33%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 8 people, 33.33%
- Injury: 8 people, 33.33%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 7 people, 29.17%
- Aseptic Necrosis (the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply): 7 people, 29.17%
- Colorectal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of colon and rectal spreads to other parts): 5 people, 20.83%
- Pain: 3 people, 12.50%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 8.33%
- Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 1 person, 4.17%
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 1 person, 4.17%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 4.17%
- Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 1 person, 4.17%
- High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 4.17%
* 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)
Tachyarrhythmia treatments and more:
- Tachyarrhythmia (4,349 reports)
How severe was Tachyarrhythmia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pegfilgrastim:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Tachyarrhythmia:
- Tachyarrhythmia (424 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Tachyarrhythmia:
- Tachyarrhythmia (898 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 .
- 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 .
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).
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