Interferon and headache Patient Reports February 11, 2012



Interferon Side Effects Report #6025126-0
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from SERBIA on Dec 18, 2008. Female patient, 43 years of age, was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood creatine phosphokinase increased, blood lactate dehydrogenase increased, dysaesthesia, face oedema, headache What is  headache, hyperreflexia, leukopenia, lupus-like syndrome, malaise. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5572417-3
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 04, 2007. Female patient, 24 years of age, was diagnosed with myelitis and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cardiolipin antibody positive, confusional state, demyelination, headache What is  headache, hiccups, papilloedema, pleocytosis, visual acuity reduced, vomiting. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5847125-1
Interferon side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Aug 04, 2008. Female patient, 24 years of age, was diagnosed with myelitis and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: antibody test positive, cardiolipin antibody, central nervous system lesion, confusional state, csf protein increased, dysarthria, extensor plantar response, headache What is  headache, hiccups. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5572432-X
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Dec 04, 2007. Female patient, 40 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis What is  multiple sclerosis and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: antibody test positive, antinuclear antibody positive, demyelination, headache What is  headache, hemianopia, hypoaesthesia, immune system disorder, nervous system disorder, pyrexia. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.


Interferon Side Effects Report #5847124-X
Interferon side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Aug 04, 2008. Female patient, 39 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis What is  multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: antibody test positive, antinuclear antibody positive, central nervous system lesion, headache What is  headache, hemianopia, hypoaesthesia, pyrexia. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON BETA. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4990009-1
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Apr 17, 2006. Male patient, 68 years of age, weighting 148.6 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: arthralgia, colon cancer, cough, disturbance in attention, headache What is  headache, myalgia, neutropenia, pharyngolaryngeal pain, pyrexia. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON AFLACON, LOXONIN, SELBEX, LENDORMIN, EXCELASE, ORACEF, LOXOPROFEN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5050661-1
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on June 29, 2006. Female patient, 66 years of age, weighting 94.36 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, anorexia, decreased appetite, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis What is  gastroenteritis, headache What is  headache, influenza, malaise, platelet count decreased. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFACON, FAMOTIDINE, LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, EPINASTINE, HYDROCHLORIDE TEPRENONE, LEVOTHYROXINE, LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS, SULPIRIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5066110-3
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on July 11, 2006. Female patient, 66 years of age, weighting 94.36 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: gastroenteritis What is  gastroenteritis, headache What is  headache, influenza, pancytopenia, pyelonephritis, white blood cell count decreased. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFACON, FAMOTIDINE, LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, EPINASTINE HYDROCHLORIDE, TEPRENONE, LEVOTHYROXINE, LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS, SULPIRIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5043006-4
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on June 16, 2006. Female patient, 66 years of age, weighting 94.36 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, anorexia, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis What is  gastroenteritis, headache What is  headache, influenza, malaise, pancytopenia, pyelonephritis. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFACON, FAMOTIDINE, LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, EPINASTINE HYDROCHLORIDE, TEPRENONE, LEVOTHYROXINE, LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS, SULPIRIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Interferon Side Effects Report #5532887-3
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Nov 16, 2007. Male patient, 60 years of age, weighting 184.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, anorexia, anxiety What is  anxiety, cholecystitis, disturbance in attention, fatigue, formication, headache What is  headache, phobia What is  phobia. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, PRILOSEC, PROVIGIL, AMBIEN. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4839597-6
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from CANADA on Nov 15, 2005. Male patient, 60 years of age, weighting 165.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: allergy to arthropod sting, allergy to plants, arthritis What is  arthritis, condition aggravated, depression What is  depression, diarrhoea, dysphasia, headache What is  headache, hiatus hernia. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, CONTAC. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5213228-8
Interferon side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Jan 18, 2007. Male patient, 57 years of age, weighting 242.5 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c, liver transplant What is  liver transplant and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: chills, decreased appetite, dehydration, dialysis What is  dialysis, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, headache What is  headache, hepatic enzyme increased, hypotension. Interferon dosage: ONE INJECTION -3MILLION UNITS- 3 TIMES PER WEEK SQ. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5520959-9
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Oct 30, 2007. Female patient, 57 years of age, weighting 139.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood potassium decreased, cellulitis What is  cellulitis, headache What is  headache, pancytopenia, weight decreased. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, ALLEGRA, AMBIEN CR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5134723-6
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 05, 2006. Female patient, 56 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cerebrovascular accident, dysuria, fatigue, haemoglobin decreased, headache What is  headache, injection site abscess, kidney infection, nausea What is  nausea, pyrexia. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFACON, AUGMENTIN, BICITRA, DILTIAZEM, NEXIUM, CIPROFLOXACIN, HYDRALAZINE, ULTRAM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Interferon Side Effects Report #5084413-3
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 03, 2006. Female patient, 55 years of age, weighting 156.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: fatigue, haemoglobin decreased, headache What is  headache, muscle abscess, nausea What is  nausea. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, ESTRATEST, ADVAIR DISKUS, FUROSEMIDE, CYMBALTA, CETIRIZINE, LEVAQUIN, HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5022047-7
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 19, 2006. Female patient, 55 years of age, weighting 156.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abscess What is  abscess, fatigue, haemoglobin decreased, headache What is  headache, nausea What is  nausea. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, ESTRATEST, ADVAIR DISKUS, FUROSEMIDE, CYMBALTA, ZYRTEC, LEVAQUIN, HYDROCODONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5162251-0
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Nov 07, 2006. Male patient, 54 years of age, weighting 250.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: deep vein thrombosis What is  deep vein thrombosis, fatigue, headache What is  headache, influenza like illness, pneumonia What is  pneumonia, pulmonary embolism What is  pulmonary embolism, pulmonary mass. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, FIORICET. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5480711-X
Interferon side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 17, 2007. Male patient, 53 years of age, weighting 146.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, ageusia, fatigue, feeling abnormal, fluid retention, headache What is  headache, hepatic failure, insomnia, liver transplant rejection. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, SYNTHROID, OXYCODONE, AMBIEN, ZOFRAN, CELLCEPT. Patient died on 08/24/2007.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5500214-3
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Oct 09, 2007. Male patient, 52 years of age, weighting 154.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: chills, decreased appetite, dehydration, fatigue, feeling abnormal, headache What is  headache, hypotension, nausea What is  nausea, pallor. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, ZOLOFT, PHENOBARBITAL. Patient recovered.


Interferon Side Effects Report #5007622-8
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from GERMANY on Feb 05, 2006. Female patient, 25 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain lower, back pain What is  back pain, bacterial infection What is  bacterial infection, blood test abnormal, facial pain, headache What is  headache, tinnitus What is  tinnitus, urogenital disorder. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4648613-6
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 11, 2005. Male patient, 59 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis, hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: biopsy skin abnormal, chest pain What is  chest pain, fatigue, headache What is  headache, hyperaesthesia, influenza like illness, injection site erythema, injection site necrosis, injection site scar. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFACON. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4728605-9
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on July 15, 2005. Female patient, 46 years of age, weighting 146.0 lb, was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, apathy, depression What is  depression, headache What is  headache, loss of consciousness, nausea What is  nausea, pulmonary haemorrhage. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with RIBAVIRIN, XANAX, GREEN TEA, MILK THISTLE, CALCIUM, LEXAPRO, ADVAIR DISKUS. Patient died on 06/21/2005.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4896352-9
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Jan 10, 2006. Male patient, 13 years of age, was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease and was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood glucose decreased, coma, conjunctivitis, encephalitis What is  encephalitis, eye pain, graft versus host disease, headache What is  headache, infection in an immunocompromised host. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ACYCLOVIR, ITRACONAZOLE, VANCOMYCIN. Patient died.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5601564-2
Interferon side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Jan 15, 2008. Male patient, 76 years of age, was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, atrioventricular block complete, headache What is  headache, interstitial lung disease, pleural effusion, tinnitus What is  tinnitus. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Interferon Side Effects Report #5622148-6
Interferon side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on Jan 30, 2008. Male patient, 76 years of age, weighting 76.06 lb, was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, atrioventricular block complete, headache What is  headache, hypoxia, muscle spasms, pleural effusion, pneumonitis, pyrexia, tinnitus What is  tinnitus. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #5188202-0
Interferon side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Nov 28, 2006. Female patient, 50 years of age, was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, alopecia, chest pain What is  chest pain, diarrhoea, granuloma skin, headache What is  headache, sarcoidosis, sleep disorder What is  sleep disorder. Interferon dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA. Patient recovered.

Interferon Side Effects Report #4677140-5
Interferon side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on May 25, 2005. Female patient, weighting 183.5 lb, was treated with Interferon. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dehydration, diarrhoea, fatigue, headache What is  headache, nausea What is  nausea. Interferon dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.
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