Imatinib and asthenia Patient Reports February 11, 2012



Imatinib Side Effects Report #5351990-4
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on May 31, 2007. Male patient, 75 years of age, weighting 230.4 lb, was diagnosed with prostate cancer What is  prostate cancer and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, asthenia, chest pain What is  chest pain, cough, decreased appetite, dehydration, diarrhoea, dizziness What is  dizziness, dysphagia. Imatinib dosage: 132MG IN 250CC NSS. During the same period patient was treated with NEULASTA, ARANESP, ENALAPRIL MALEATE, LEVOTHYROXINE, GLIPIZIDE, TAXOTERE, ELAVIL, LUPRON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5360630-X
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on June 11, 2007. Male patient, 75 years of age, weighting 230.4 lb, was diagnosed with prostate cancer What is  prostate cancer and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, asthenia, chest pain What is  chest pain, cough, decreased appetite, dehydration, diarrhoea, dizziness What is  dizziness, dysphagia. Imatinib dosage: 132MG IN 250CC NSS. During the same period patient was treated with NEULASTA, ARANESP, ENALAPRIL MALEATE, LEVOTHYROXINE, GLIPIZIDE, TAXOTERE, ELAVIL, LUPRON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5402739-8
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on July 30, 2007. Male patient, weighting 174.0 lb, was diagnosed with prostate cancer What is  prostate cancer and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, hypocalcaemia, hypokalaemia. Imatinib dosage: 400MG DAILY PO (DAILY X 10 EVERY 3 WEEKS). During the same period patient was treated with TAXOTERE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5254844-7
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 02, 2007. Male patient, 67 years of age, weighting 169.1 lb, was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abasia, asthenia, brain oedema, brain scan abnormal, condition aggravated, confusional state, fall What is  fall, headache What is  headache, memory impairment. Imatinib dosage: 400MG PER DAY PO. During the same period patient was treated with LASIX, IBUPROFEN, CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE, PROMETHAZINE, ALLOPURINOL, FLOMAX, PRILOSEC. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Imatinib Side Effects Report #5125989-7
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 10, 2006. Female patient, 56 years of age, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, confusional state, deep vein thrombosis What is  deep vein thrombosis, fall What is  fall, head injury, intestinal perforation, malignant neoplasm progression, pulmonary embolism What is  pulmonary embolism, thrombocytopenia. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG QD. During the same period patient was treated with HYDROXYUREA, DECADRON, KEPPRA, NEXIUM, CORGARD. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5419529-2
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 17, 2007. Male patient, weighting 209.9 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, body tinea, dermatitis acneiform, lobar pneumonia, mental status changes, pain in extremity, pyrexia, rash What is  rash, speech disorder. Imatinib dosage: 500MG DAYS 1-28 PO. During the same period patient was treated with HYDROZYUREA, LAMICTAL, DILANTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #4578440-X
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from on Feb 04, 2005. Female patient, weighting 178.6 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, asthenia, blood pressure decreased, cognitive disorder, confusional state, dehydration, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, urinary tract infection What is  urinary tract infection. Imatinib dosage: 400MG, BID, PO X 6 DAYS. During the same period patient was treated with TEMOZOLOMIDE, DECADRON, LIPITOR, ZESTRIL, ATENOLOL, DIAZIDE, TYLENOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #4894819-0
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Jan 27, 2006. Male patient, weighting 223.3 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abnormal behaviour, aggression, anger, asthenia, balance disorder, cognitive disorder, confusional state, convulsion, fall What is  fall. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG DAILY PO. During the same period patient was treated with HYDROXYUREA, RADOO. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5002201-0
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 11, 2006. Female patient, weighting 132.9 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute respiratory distress syndrome, asthenia, cough, disease progression, dyspnoea, fatigue, lung infiltration, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, pyrexia. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG DAILY PO. During the same period patient was treated with HYDREA, DEXAMETHASONE, PREVACID, AMBIEN, ALLEGRA, TOPROL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Imatinib Side Effects Report #5442574-8
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from GREECE on Aug 15, 2007. Male patient, 74 years of age, was diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumour and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, bence jones proteinuria, blood calcium increased, bone pain, fatigue, multiple myeloma What is  multiple myeloma, normochromic normocytic anaemia, red blood cell sedimentation rate abnormal, x-ray abnormal. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG, QD. Patient died.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5763631-2
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from ITALY on May 27, 2008. Male patient, 64 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, b-lymphocyte count increased, blood lactate dehydrogenase increased, hyperhidrosis, lymphocyte morphology abnormal, lymphocytic infiltration, mantle cell lymphoma stage iv. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG, UNK. Patient died.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5949376-4
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 07, 2008. Female patient, 58 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, asthenia, blast crisis in myelogenous leukaemia, blood creatinine increased, blood urea increased, ejection fraction abnormal, enterococcal bacteraemia, haemorrhage, hypoxia. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG/DAY. During the same period patient was treated with DASATINIB. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #6060818-9
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Jan 27, 2009. Female patient, 58 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, asthenia, blast crisis in myelogenous leukaemia, blood creatinine increased, blood urea increased, ejection fraction abnormal, enterococcal bacteraemia, haemorrhage, hypoxia. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG/DAY. During the same period patient was treated with DASATINIB. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5669602-9
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from TURKEY on Mar 07, 2008. Male patient, 17 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, chloroma, cytogenetic analysis abnormal, fatigue, haemoglobin decreased, hepatosplenomegaly, malignant neoplasm progression, mass, oedema. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG/D. Patient died.


Imatinib Side Effects Report #5394982-1
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on July 13, 2007. Female patient, 59 years of age, weighting 145.5 lb, was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, vomiting. Imatinib dosage: 400 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, CYTARABINE, PREDNISOLONE, DEXAMETHASONE, ZOFRAN, VINCRISTINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Imatinib Side Effects Report #5823190-2
Imatinib side effect was reported by a Health Professional from ITALY on July 21, 2008. Male patient, child 6 years of age, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and was treated with Imatinib. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: aphasia What is  aphasia, asthenia, nervous system disorder, somnolence, speech disorder, stem cell transplant. Imatinib dosage: 300 MG/M2, DAY. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, CYTARABINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.
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