Vepesid and Headache - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Headache is reported as a side effect among people who take Vepesid (etoposide), especially for people who are male, 2-9 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Cisplatin, and have Brain cancer metastatic.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Headache when taking Vepesid. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,264 people who have side effects when taking Vepesid from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vepesid?

Vepesid has active ingredients of etoposide. eHealthMe is studying from 2,267 Vepesid users. Check the latest studies of Vepesid.

What is Headache?

Headache (pain in head) is found to be associated with 3,747 drugs and 5,770 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Headache.

On Jul, 13, 2026

2,264 people reported to have side effects when taking Vepesid.
Among them, 40 people (1.77%) have Headache.

Among these 40 people:

How long have people been on Vepesid when they have Headache? *

What is the gender of people who have Headache when taking Vepesid? *

female: 35 %
male: 65 %

What is the age of people who have Headache when taking Vepesid? *

What are other drugs people take besides Vepesid? *

What are other side effects people have besides Headache? *

Diarrhea: 17 people, 42.50%
Pain: 16 people, 40.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 16 people, 40.00%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 15 people, 37.50%
Malignant Neoplasm Progression (cancer tumour came back): 15 people, 37.50%
Mouth Ulcers: 11 people, 27.50%
Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 11 people, 27.50%
Feeding Disorder (when children refuse to eat certain food groups): 11 people, 27.50%
Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets): 9 people, 22.50%
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): 9 people, 22.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Brain Cancer Metastatic: 7 people, 17.50%
Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 6 people, 15.00%
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 5 people, 12.50%
Itching: 4 people, 10.00%
Bone Pain: 4 people, 10.00%
Constipation: 4 people, 10.00%
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 4 people, 10.00%
Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 4 people, 10.00%
Genital Herpes (herpes infection of genital): 4 people, 10.00%
Hepatic Neoplasm (liver tumour): 4 people, 10.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Headache (5,770 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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