Busulfan and sepsis Patient Reports February 12, 2012



Busulfan Side Effects Report #5313465-8
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Apr 11, 2007. Male patient, 60 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood bilirubin increased, blood glucose increased, mouth haemorrhage, sepsis What is  sepsis, stem cell transplant, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5466146-4
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Sept 10, 2007. Female patient, 56 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute graft versus host disease, diarrhoea, haemodialysis, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, renal failure acute, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 26.4 ML; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, NEUPOGEN, VALPROATE, METHOTREXATE, TACROLIMUS, CYCLOSPORINE. Patient died on 06/15/2007.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5585739-7
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 21, 2007. Male patient, 56 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, encephalitis viral, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 20.1 ML; X1; IV, 26.8 ML/ X1; IV, 6.7 ML; XL; IV. During the same period patient was treated with VALPROATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 04/29/2007.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5356577-5
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on May 29, 2007. Male patient, 55 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cardiac disorder, nausea What is  nausea, oedema, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, sepsis What is  sepsis, venoocclusive liver disease. Busulfan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE. Patient recovered.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #5385414-8
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on June 26, 2007. Male patient, 55 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cardiac failure congestive, cerebral haemorrhage, convulsion, mitral valve incompetence, oedema, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, renal disorder, sepsis What is  sepsis, venoocclusive liver disease. Busulfan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5447577-5
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Aug 22, 2007. Male patient, 55 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute graft versus host disease, anorexia, cytomegalovirus infection What is  cytomegalovirus infection, diarrhoea, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 32.8 ML;. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, CYCLOSPORINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5308978-9
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Apr 06, 2007. Female patient, 54 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acinetobacter infection, anorexia, depressed level of consciousness, graft versus host disease, inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis, thrombotic microangiopathy. Busulfan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NEUPOGEN, NEUTROGIN, IMATINIB MESYLATE, VALPROATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, METHOTREXATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5356576-3
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on May 29, 2007. Female patient, 54 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, depressed level of consciousness, graft versus host disease, inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis, stem cell transplant, thrombotic microangiopathy. Busulfan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NEUPOGEN, NEUTROGIN, IMATINIB MESYLATE, VALPROATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, METHOTREXATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5269621-0
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Mar 01, 2007. Female patient, 52 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood stem cell transplant failure, haemodialysis, renal failure acute, sepsis What is  sepsis, venoocclusive liver disease. Busulfan dosage: 208 MG;. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 02/09/2007.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #5406731-9
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on July 20, 2007. Female patient, 52 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood stem cell transplant failure, bone marrow transplant rejection, haemodialysis, renal failure, sepsis What is  sepsis, venoocclusive liver disease, weight increased. Busulfan dosage: 208 MG. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 02/09/2007.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5391697-0
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on July 03, 2007. Female patient, 50 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant, prophylaxis against graft versus host disease and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, cytomegalovirus infection What is  cytomegalovirus infection, diarrhoea, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, pseudomembranous colitis, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 26.4 ML;QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, PHENYTOIN, NEUPOGEN. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5564486-1
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 03, 2007. Male patient, child 5 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cytomegalovirus chorioretinitis, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 9.8 ML; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5332528-4
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on May 07, 2007. Male patient, 47 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, cardiac failure, liver disorder, malaise, renal disorder, sepsis What is  sepsis, staphylococcal sepsis, stem cell transplant, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 4 MG; QID; IV. During the same period patient was treated with MELPHALAN, CLADRIBINE, PHENYTOIN, LENOGRASTIM, CIDLOSPORIN. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5468654-9
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Sept 11, 2007. Male patient, 43 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute graft versus host disease, haemodialysis, meningitis viral, renal impairment, sepsis What is  sepsis, stem cell transplant. Busulfan dosage: 36 ML;QD;IV. During the same period patient was treated with NEUPOGEN, FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, VALPROATE, TACROLIMUS. Patient died on 06/03/2007.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #5585749-X
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 21, 2007. Male patient, 43 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: brain stem haemorrhage, cystitis haemorrhagic, disseminated intravascular coagulation, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, infection What is  infection, pulmonary haemorrhage, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 29.32 ML; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, VALPROATE. Patient died on 12/17/2006.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5397301-X
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on July 06, 2007. Female patient, 40 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute graft versus host disease, diarrhoea, pharyngeal erythema, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, METHOTREXATE, VALPROATE, FILGRASTIM, CYCLOSPORINE. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5523800-3
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Nov 05, 2007. Male patient, child 4 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute myeloid leukaemia recurrent, graft versus host disease, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 9.63 ML; QD; IV, 12.84 ML; QD; IV, 3.21 ML; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, CYTARABINE, CLONAZEPAM, NEUPOGEN, METHOTREXATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 07/26/2007.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5466201-9
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Sept 10, 2007. Female patient, 34 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: enterococcal infection, histiocytosis haematophagic, sepsis What is  sepsis, transplant failure. Busulfan dosage: 24 ML;QD;IV; ;IV. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, VALPROATE, NEUPOGEN, TACROLIMUS. Patient died on 06/12/2007.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5227133-4
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Jan 17, 2007. Male patient, 18 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dyspnoea, hypotension, pyrexia, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 0.8 MG/KG; Q6H; IV. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL. Patient recovered.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #5503593-6
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Oct 15, 2007. Male patient, 15 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, cystitis, cystitis haemorrhagic, diarrhoea, graft versus host disease, nausea What is  nausea, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis haemorrhagic. Busulfan dosage: 27.48 ML;QD;IV. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, PHENYTOIN, NEUPOGEN, TACROLIMUS. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5564610-0
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 03, 2007. Male patient, 13 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, sepsis What is  sepsis, stomatitis. Busulfan dosage: 24.8 ML; QD; IV. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5496979-X
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Oct 09, 2007. Male patient, child .8 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute graft versus host disease, bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant, cholecystitis, diarrhoea, hypoalbuminaemia, oral intake reduced, platelet count decreased, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 0.45 ML; X1; IV, 5.08 ML; X1; IV. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #4704608-5
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on June 19, 2005. Male patient, 27 years of age, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant, multi-organ failure, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 108.8 MG; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, PHENYTOIN, ACYCLOVIR, TARGOCID. Patient died on 09/24/2003.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #4704591-2
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on June 19, 2005. Female patient, 26 years of age, was diagnosed with lymphoma What is  lymphoma and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant, multi-organ failure, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 176 MG; QD;IV. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ETOPOSIDE, PHENYTOIN. Patient died on 09/25/2003.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #4703124-4
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on Apr 19, 2004. Male patient was diagnosed with bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow depression, febrile neutropenia, gastrointestinal toxicity, mucosal inflammation, pain What is  pain, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 4MGK PER DAY. During the same period patient was treated with MELPHALAN. Patient died.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5469902-1
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Physician from RUSSIAN FEDERATION on Sept 18, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with bone marrow conditioning regimen and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: chronic graft versus host disease, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 8 MG/KG, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARA, CYCLOSPORINE. Patient died.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #4704609-7
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on June 19, 2005. Female patient, 25 years of age, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow transplant What is  bone marrow transplant, multi-organ failure, sepsis What is  sepsis. Busulfan dosage: 84 MG; QD; IV. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, FLUDARABINE, PHENYTOIN. Patient died on 04/12/2003.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5912381-8
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 07, 2008. Female patient, weighting 219.8 lb, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: lobar pneumonia, sepsis What is  sepsis, staphylococcal infection What is  staphylococcal infection. Busulfan dosage: 52 MG 16 DOSES /6 HR ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Busulfan Side Effects Report #5921776-8
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 16, 2008. Female patient, weighting 219.8 lb, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: hypoxia, lobar pneumonia, sepsis What is  sepsis, staphylococcal infection What is  staphylococcal infection. Busulfan dosage: 52 MG 16 DOSES /6 HR ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 10/15/2008.


Busulfan Side Effects Report #5408208-3
Busulfan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 06, 2007. Female patient, weighting 127.9 lb, was treated with Busulfan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: clostridium difficile colitis, enterocutaneous fistula, febrile neutropenia, metabolic disorder What is  metabolic disorder, sepsis What is  sepsis, stem cell transplant. Busulfan dosage: 640 MG. During the same period patient was treated with CYTARABINE, ETOPOSIDE. Patient died on 07/14/2007.
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