Hydrocephalus and drugs of ingredients of mesalamine (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Hydrocephalus is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of mesalamine, especially for people who are male, 10-19 old , have been taking the drugs for 6 - 12 months. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 82,167 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Apriso, Asacol, Asacol hd, Canasa, Delzicol, Lialda, Mesalamine, Pentasa, Rowasa, Sfrowasa.
82,167 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine.
Among them, 28 people (0.03%) have Hydrocephalus
What is Hydrocephalus?
Hydrocephalus (water on the brain) is found to be associated with 777 drugs and 1,363 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hydrocephalus.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of mesalamine when people have Hydrocephalus *:
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 50 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 50 %
Gender of people who have Hydrocephalus when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine *:
- female: 18.52 %
- male: 81.48 %
Age of people who have Hydrocephalus when taking drugs with ingredients of mesalamine *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 46.15 %
- 20-29: 15.38 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 7.69 %
- 60+: 30.77 %
Conditions people have *:
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- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (disorder that manifests clinically as recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis and/or fetal loss): 7 people, 25.00%
- Vena Cava Thrombosis (clotting of the blood in large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart): 4 people, 14.29%
- Rash Pruritic (redness with itching): 2 people, 7.14%
- Pain: 2 people, 7.14%
- Lichen Planus (an inflammatory skin condition, characterized by an itchy, non-infectious rash): 2 people, 7.14%
- Inferior Vena Caval Occlusion: 2 people, 7.14%
- Facial Neuralgia (pain of face): 2 people, 7.14%
- Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 3.57%
- Rhinitis (a medical term for irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose): 1 person, 3.57%
- Rashes (redness): 1 person, 3.57%
Other drugs people take *:
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- Remicade: 18 people, 64.29%
- Imuran: 15 people, 53.57%
- Lovenox: 14 people, 50.00%
- Heparin: 4 people, 14.29%
- Naltrexone: 3 people, 10.71%
- Xanax: 3 people, 10.71%
- Cimetidine: 3 people, 10.71%
- Xeljanz: 3 people, 10.71%
- Zovirax: 2 people, 7.14%
- Budesonide: 2 people, 7.14%
Other side effects people have besides Hydrocephalus *:
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- High Blood Pressure: 15 people, 53.57%
- Pulmonary Embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung): 15 people, 53.57%
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (disorder that manifests clinically as recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis and/or fetal loss): 14 people, 50.00%
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Abnormal: 14 people, 50.00%
- Graft Versus Host Disease (the donated bone marrow or stem cells view the recipient's body as foreign, and the donated cells/bone marrow attack the body): 10 people, 35.71%
- Cerebral Ventricle Dilatation (enlargement of ventricle of brain): 9 people, 32.14%
- Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma (neoplasm comprising medium-sized cytotoxic t-cells that show a significant sinusoidal infiltration in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow): 8 people, 28.57%
- T-Cell Lymphoma (a blood cell cancer): 6 people, 21.43%
- Chest Pain: 5 people, 17.86%
- Meningitis (inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges): 5 people, 17.86%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Jacobsson H, Eriksen J, Karlén P, "Mesalazine-induced renal calculi", The American journal of case reports, 2015 Jan .
- Jacobsson H, Eriksen J, Karlén P, "Mesalazine-induced renal calculi", The American journal of case reports, 2015 Jan .
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mesalamine. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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