Vfend and Itching - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Itching is reported as a side effect among people who take Vfend (voriconazole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Bactrim, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Itching when taking Vfend. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12,081 people who have side effects when taking Vfend from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vfend?

Vfend has active ingredients of voriconazole. It is often used in aspergillosis. eHealthMe is studying from 12,128 Vfend users. Check the latest studies of Vfend.

What is Itching?

Itching is found to be associated with 3,211 drugs and 4,538 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Itching.

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On Aug, 13, 2026

12,081 people reported to have side effects when taking Vfend.
Among them, 89 people (0.74%) have Itching.

Could Vfend cause Itching?

Among these 89 people:

How long have people been on Vfend when they have Itching? *

  • < 1 month: 60.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 32.5 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 5.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 2.5 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Itching when taking Vfend? *

  • female: 54.02 %
  • male: 45.98 %

What is the age of people who have Itching when taking Vfend? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 6.67 %
  • 20-29: 5.33 %
  • 30-39: 2.67 %
  • 40-49: 14.67 %
  • 50-59: 16.0 %
  • 60+: 54.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Vfend? *

  1. Bactrim: 13 people, 14.61%
  2. Vancomycin: 12 people, 13.48%
  3. Zovirax: 10 people, 11.24%
  4. Noxafil: 9 people, 10.11%
  5. Nexium: 8 people, 8.99%
  6. Oxycontin: 8 people, 8.99%
  7. Rocephin: 7 people, 7.87%
  8. Xanax: 7 people, 7.87%
  9. Ambisome: 6 people, 6.74%
  10. Cancidas: 6 people, 6.74%

What are other side effects people have besides Itching? *

  1. Rashes (redness): 53 people, 59.55%
  2. Fever: 17 people, 19.10%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 13 people, 14.61%
  4. Photosensitivity Reaction: 11 people, 12.36%
  5. Diarrhea: 11 people, 12.36%
  6. Weakness: 11 people, 12.36%
  7. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 10 people, 11.24%
  8. Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure): 10 people, 11.24%
  9. Burning Sensation: 9 people, 10.11%
  10. Visual Impairment: 9 people, 10.11%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 12.36%
  2. High Blood Cholesterol: 10 people, 11.24%
  3. Fungal Infection: 8 people, 8.99%
  4. Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (lung disorder caused by aspergillus fungi): 8 people, 8.99%
  5. Urinary Tract Infection: 7 people, 7.87%
  6. Cough: 7 people, 7.87%
  7. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 7 people, 7.87%
  8. Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve): 7 people, 7.87%
  9. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 5 people, 5.62%
  10. Pulmonary Mycosis (lung infection caused by yeast-like fungi): 5 people, 5.62%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Itching and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of voriconazole:

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 voriconazole (the active ingredients of Vfend) and Vfend (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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