Neupogen and Fibromyalgia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fibromyalgia is reported as a side effect among people who take Neupogen (filgrastim), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zometa, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fibromyalgia when taking Neupogen. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 23,793 people who have side effects when taking Neupogen from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Neupogen?
Neupogen has active ingredients of filgrastim. It is often used in agranulocytosis. eHealthMe is studying from 23,898 Neupogen users. Check the latest studies of Neupogen.
What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body) is found to be associated with 1,337 drugs and 1,836 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fibromyalgia.
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23,793 people reported to have side effects when taking Neupogen.
Among them, 39 people (0.16%) have Fibromyalgia.

Among these 39 people:
How long have people been on Neupogen when they have Fibromyalgia? *
- < 1 month: 75 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 25 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Fibromyalgia when taking Neupogen? *
- female: 91.67 %
- male: 8.33 %
What is the age of people who have Fibromyalgia when taking Neupogen? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 3.57 %
- 40-49: 21.43 %
- 50-59: 25.0 %
- 60+: 50.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Neupogen? *
- Zometa: 25 people, 64.10%
- Vioxx: 24 people, 61.54%
- Aredia: 24 people, 61.54%
- Ambien: 20 people, 51.28%
- Cymbalta: 19 people, 48.72%
- Demerol: 19 people, 48.72%
- Adriamycin Pfs: 19 people, 48.72%
- Xeloda: 18 people, 46.15%
- Celebrex: 18 people, 46.15%
- Nexium: 17 people, 43.59%
What are other side effects people have besides Fibromyalgia? *
- Pain: 27 people, 69.23%
- Stress And Anxiety: 25 people, 64.10%
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 25 people, 64.10%
- Injury: 25 people, 64.10%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 24 people, 61.54%
- Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 21 people, 53.85%
- Hypokalemia (low potassium): 21 people, 53.85%
- Intervertebral Disc Protrusion (spinal disc protrusion): 21 people, 53.85%
- Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 21 people, 53.85%
- Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung): 19 people, 48.72%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 13 people, 33.33%
- Pain: 6 people, 15.38%
- Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 6 people, 15.38%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 5 people, 12.82%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 5.13%
- Blood Stem Cell Harvest: 2 people, 5.13%
- Breast Cancer Metastatic: 2 people, 5.13%
- Hepatitis C: 2 people, 5.13%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 5.13%
- Hypercalcaemia Of Malignancy (elevated calcium (ca+) level in the blood with cancer): 1 person, 2.56%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Neupogen:
- Neupogen (23,898 reports)
Fibromyalgia treatments and more:
- Fibromyalgia (92,990 reports)
How severe was Fibromyalgia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of filgrastim:
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 Neupogen:
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 Fibromyalgia:
- Fibromyalgia (1,337 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fibromyalgia:
- Fibromyalgia (1,836 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on filgrastim (the active ingredients of Neupogen) and Neupogen (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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