Oncaspar and Fainting - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fainting is reported as a side effect among people who take Oncaspar (pegaspargase), especially for people who are male, 10-19 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Methotrexate, and have Acute lymphocytic leukemia (all).
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fainting when taking Oncaspar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,503 people who have side effects when taking Oncaspar from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Oncaspar?
Oncaspar has active ingredients of pegaspargase. eHealthMe is studying from 5,504 Oncaspar users. Check the latest studies of Oncaspar.
What is Fainting?
Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone) is found to be associated with 2,463 drugs and 3,546 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fainting.
5,503 people reported to have side effects when taking Oncaspar.
Among them, 38 people (0.69%) have Fainting.

Among these 38 people:
How long have people been on Oncaspar when they have Fainting? *
- < 1 month: 40 %
- 1 - 6 months: 60 %
- 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 Oncaspar? *
- female: 45.45 %
- male: 54.55 %
What is the age of people who have Fainting when taking Oncaspar? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 12.12 %
- 10-19: 57.58 %
- 20-29: 3.03 %
- 30-39: 9.09 %
- 40-49: 3.03 %
- 50-59: 12.12 %
- 60+: 3.03 %
What are other drugs people take besides Oncaspar? *
- Methotrexate: 10 people, 26.32%
- Cytarabine: 5 people, 13.16%
- Vincristine Sulfate: 4 people, 10.53%
- Bactrim: 3 people, 7.89%
- Dexamethasone: 3 people, 7.89%
- Zofran: 2 people, 5.26%
- Omeprazole: 2 people, 5.26%
- Cyclophosphamide: 2 people, 5.26%
- Mercaptopurine: 2 people, 5.26%
- Lovenox: 2 people, 5.26%
What are other side effects people have besides Fainting? *
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 15 people, 39.47%
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 9 people, 23.68%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 8 people, 21.05%
- Dizziness: 7 people, 18.42%
- Fall: 7 people, 18.42%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 5 people, 13.16%
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar): 5 people, 13.16%
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 5 people, 13.16%
- Pseudomonas Test Positive: 5 people, 13.16%
- Abdominal Pain: 5 people, 13.16%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 7 people, 18.42%
- B Precursor Type Acute Leukaemia (lymphoid cancer): 3 people, 7.89%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Oncaspar:
- Oncaspar (5,504 reports)
Fainting treatments and more:
- Fainting (131,321 reports)
How severe was Fainting and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pegaspargase:
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 Oncaspar:
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 Fainting:
- Fainting (2,463 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fainting:
- Fainting (3,546 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pegaspargase (the active ingredients of Oncaspar) and Oncaspar (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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