Pegasys and Thrombocytopenia aggravated - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
We study 57,196 people who have side effects when taking Pegasys. Thrombocytopenia aggravated is found, especially among people who are male, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months, also take Copegus and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Pegasys and have Thrombocytopenia aggravated. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may 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 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
57,196 people reported to have side effects when taking Pegasys.
Among them, 4,152 people (7.26%) have Thrombocytopenia aggravated.
What is Pegasys?
Pegasys has active ingredients of peginterferon alfa 2a. It is used in hepatitis c. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 57,304 Pegasys users.
What is Thrombocytopenia aggravated?
Thrombocytopenia aggravated (worse decrease of platelets in blood) is found to be associated with 2,162 drugs and 688 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 289 people who have Thrombocytopenia aggravated.
Number of Pegasys and Thrombocytopenia aggravated reports submitted per year:

Time on Pegasys when people have Thrombocytopenia aggravated *:
Gender of people who have Thrombocytopenia aggravated when taking Pegasys*:
Age of people who have Thrombocytopenia aggravated when taking Pegasys *:
Common drugs people take besides Pegasys *:
Common side effects people have besides Thrombocytopenia aggravated *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies
Pegasys side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Pegasys side effects (57,304 reports)
Thrombocytopenia aggravated treatments and more:
- Thrombocytopenia aggravated (289 reports)
Common drugs associated with Thrombocytopenia aggravated:
- Revlimid: 14,996 reports
- Prednisone: 12,604 reports
- Aspirin: 11,527 reports
- Cyclophosphamide: 10,264 reports
- Dexamethasone: 10,095 reports
- Carboplatin: 9,099 reports
- Methotrexate: 9,005 reports
- Omeprazole: 8,175 reports
- Allopurinol: 8,019 reports
- Furosemide: 7,751 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Thrombocytopenia aggravated:
- Thrombocytopenia aggravated (2,162 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Thrombocytopenia aggravated:
- Multiple myeloma: 19,704 reports
- High blood pressure: 9,472 reports
- Hepatitis c: 5,620 reports
- Pain: 5,350 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 4,906 reports
- Primary myelofibrosis: 4,843 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Thrombocytopenia aggravated:
- Thrombocytopenia aggravated (688 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on peginterferon alfa 2a (the active ingredients of Pegasys) and Pegasys (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 700+ 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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