Gemzar vs. Neulasta: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Gemzar and Neulasta. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 147,991 people who take Gemzar and Neulasta, and is updated regularly.
What is Gemzar?
Gemzar has active ingredients of gemcitabine hydrochloride. It is often used in pancreatic carcinoma. eHealthMe is studying from 20,315 Gemzar users. Check the latest studies of Gemzar.
What is Neulasta?
Neulasta has active ingredients of pegfilgrastim. It is often used in agranulocytosis. eHealthMe is studying from 92,286 Neulasta users. Check the latest studies of Neulasta.
147,991 people who take Gemzar and Neulasta are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Neulasta (pegfilgrastim)
- Gemzar (gemcitabine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Gemzar:
- not at all: 9.09 %
- somewhat: 48.48 %
- moderate: 24.24 %
- high: 15.15 %
- very high: 3.03 %
Neulasta:
- not at all: 12.5 %
- somewhat: 5.36 %
- moderate: 21.43 %
- high: 32.14 %
- very high: 28.57 %
Want to compare Gemzar with Neulasta?
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Khan A, Yasin Z, "Hyperleukocytosis Caused By Neulasta Complicated By Leukostasis Versus Asymptomatic Uncomplicated Hyperleukocytosis In AML. Two Cases and When To Leukapherese.", Am Soc Hematology, 2017 Jan .
- Khan A, Yasin Z, "Hyperleukocytosis Caused By Neulasta Complicated By Leukostasis Versus Asymptomatic Uncomplicated Hyperleukocytosis In AML. Two Cases and When To Leukapherese.", Am Soc Hematology, 2017 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Gemzar:
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 side effects of Neulasta:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on gemcitabine hydrochloride and pegfilgrastim (the active ingredients of Gemzar and Neulasta, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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