Temodar and Constipation - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Constipation is reported as a side effect among people who take Temodar (temozolomide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zofran, and have Glioblastoma.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Constipation when taking Temodar. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 6,563 people who have side effects when taking Temodar from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Temodar?
Temodar has active ingredients of temozolomide. It is often used in glioblastoma multiforme. eHealthMe is studying from 6,683 Temodar users. Check the latest studies of Temodar.
What is Constipation?
Constipation is found to be associated with 3,003 drugs and 4,563 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Constipation.
6,563 people reported to have side effects when taking Temodar.
Among them, 172 people (2.62%) have Constipation.

Among these 172 people:
How long have people been on Temodar when they have Constipation? *
- < 1 month: 43.9 %
- 1 - 6 months: 31.71 %
- 6 - 12 months: 14.63 %
- 1 - 2 years: 7.32 %
- 2 - 5 years: 2.44 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Constipation when taking Temodar? *
- female: 34.36 %
- male: 65.64 %
What is the age of people who have Constipation when taking Temodar? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 2.22 %
- 30-39: 8.89 %
- 40-49: 25.93 %
- 50-59: 24.44 %
- 60+: 38.52 %
What are other drugs people take besides Temodar? *
- Zofran: 39 people, 22.67%
- Decadron: 23 people, 13.37%
- Avastin: 21 people, 12.21%
- Keppra: 16 people, 9.30%
- Zoloft: 13 people, 7.56%
- Thalomid: 13 people, 7.56%
- Tylenol: 12 people, 6.98%
- Dilantin: 12 people, 6.98%
- Dexamethasone: 12 people, 6.98%
- Ativan: 11 people, 6.40%
What are other side effects people have besides Constipation? *
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 72 people, 41.86%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 58 people, 33.72%
- Diarrhea: 35 people, 20.35%
- Weakness: 30 people, 17.44%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 27 people, 15.70%
- Headache (pain in head): 25 people, 14.53%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 24 people, 13.95%
- Rashes (redness): 17 people, 9.88%
- Pain: 16 people, 9.30%
- Confusional State: 15 people, 8.72%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Glioblastoma (most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in humans): 20 people, 11.63%
- Brain Neoplasm Malignant (brain cancer tumour): 15 people, 8.72%
- Brain Neoplasm (tumour of brain): 12 people, 6.98%
- Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 9 people, 5.23%
- Oligodendroglioma (a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell): 8 people, 4.65%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 7 people, 4.07%
- High Blood Pressure: 6 people, 3.49%
- Pain: 6 people, 3.49%
- Malignant Oligodendroglioma (brain cancer tumour): 6 people, 3.49%
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: 6 people, 3.49%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Temodar:
- Temodar (6,683 reports)
Constipation treatments and more:
- Constipation (337,848 reports)
How severe was Constipation and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of temozolomide:
- Constipation and drugs with ingredients of temozolomide (617 reports)
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+
Common Temodar side effects:
- Temodar side effect: Disease progression (320 reports)
- Temodar side effect: Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets) (238 reports)
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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 zCommon drugs associated with Constipation:
- Aspirin side effect: Constipation (15,193 reports)
- Revlimid side effect: Constipation (10,593 reports)
- Prednisone side effect: Constipation (10,018 reports)
- Omeprazole side effect: Constipation (9,514 reports)
- Amlodipine side effect: Constipation (8,632 reports)
- Vitamin d side effect: Constipation (8,304 reports)
- Metformin side effect: Constipation (7,959 reports)
- Gabapentin side effect: Constipation (7,855 reports)
- Pantoprazole side effect: Constipation (7,266 reports)
- Furosemide side effect: Constipation (7,021 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with Constipation:
- Constipation (3,003 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Constipation:
- Myeloma - multiple: 13,777 reports
- Pain exacerbated: 12,191 reports
- Hypnosis and pain: 12,019 reports
- Hypertension: 11,619 reports
- High blood pressure: 11,579 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 7,362 reports
- Ovarian cancer: 7,156 reports
- Cancer - ovaries: 7,146 reports
- Regional enteritis: 7,083 reports
- Osteoporosis: 6,518 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Constipation:
- Constipation (4,563 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on temozolomide (the active ingredients of Temodar) and Temodar (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?
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