Noxafil and Fainting - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Fainting is reported as a side effect among people who take Noxafil (posaconazole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Cotrim, and have Acute myeloid leukaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fainting when taking Noxafil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,902 people who have side effects when taking Noxafil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Noxafil?

Noxafil has active ingredients of posaconazole. eHealthMe is studying from 5,919 Noxafil users. Check the latest studies of Noxafil.

What is Fainting?

Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone) is found to be associated with 2,451 drugs and 3,548 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fainting.



On Aug, 06, 2026

5,902 people reported to have side effects when taking Noxafil.
Among them, 12 people (0.2%) have Fainting.

Could Noxafil cause Fainting?

Among these 12 people:

How long have people been on Noxafil when they have Fainting? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 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 Fainting when taking Noxafil? *

  • female: 63.64 %
  • male: 36.36 %

What is the age of people who have Fainting when taking Noxafil? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 18.18 %
  • 40-49: 9.09 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 72.73 %

What are other drugs people take besides Noxafil? *

  1. Cotrim: 4 people, 33.33%
  2. Bactrim: 3 people, 25.00%
  3. Zofran: 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Lexapro: 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Lasix: 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Kenalog: 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Flomax: 2 people, 16.67%
  8. Flexeril: 2 people, 16.67%
  9. Escitalopram: 2 people, 16.67%
  10. Cyclosporine: 2 people, 16.67%

What are other side effects people have besides Fainting? *

  1. Dizziness: 4 people, 33.33%
  2. Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 3 people, 25.00%
  3. Fall: 3 people, 25.00%
  4. General Physical Health Deterioration (weak health status): 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Cachexia (loss of weight): 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Hypokalemia (low potassium): 2 people, 16.67%
  7. Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 16.67%
  8. Pneumonia: 2 people, 16.67%
  9. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 2 people, 16.67%
  10. Lung Infection: 2 people, 16.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Richter's Syndrome (hairy cell cancer changes in fast growing b cell cancer tumour): 2 people, 16.67%
  2. Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 16.67%
  3. Aplastic Anemia: 2 people, 16.67%
  4. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 16.67%
  5. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 2 people, 16.67%
  6. Neutropenic Sepsis (whole body infection is caused by a condition in which the number of white blood cells (called neutrophils) in the blood is low. neutrophils help the body to fight infection): 1 person, 8.33%
  7. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 1 person, 8.33%
  8. Mucosal Infection (infection of mucous membrane): 1 person, 8.33%
  9. Infection: 1 person, 8.33%
  10. Histoplasmosis (infection caused by breathing in spores of a fungus): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of posaconazole:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

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