Mercaptopurine and neutropenia Patient Reports February 12, 2012

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #5149919-7
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on Nov 07, 2006. Male patient, child 7 years of age, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, coagulation factor v level decreased, international normalised ratio increased, neutropenia, prothrombin time prolonged. Mercaptopurine dosage: 75 MG/M2/DAY. During the same period patient was treated with DEXAMETHASONE, METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE, ASPARAGINASE. Patient recovered.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #5376442-7
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on June 28, 2007. Male patient, weighting 220.5 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood culture positive, nausea , neutropenia, pyrexia. Mercaptopurine dosage: 3548 MG. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DEXAMETHASONE, AUGMENTIN, ACYCLOVIR, AFRIN, LOTENSIN, MAGNESIUM OXIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #5408213-7
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 06, 2007. Male patient, weighting 139.1 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: atrioventricular block, blood culture positive, cardiac arrest , hypogammaglobulinaemia, neutropenia, nocardiosis, pneumocystis jiroveci infection, pneumonitis, pneumothorax. Mercaptopurine dosage: 1300 MG. During the same period patient was treated with DEXAMETHASONE, METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #5416464-0
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 13, 2007. Male patient, weighting 139.1 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: atrioventricular block, blood culture positive, cardiac arrest , hypogammaglobulinaemia, neutropenia, nocardiosis, pneumocystis jiroveci infection, pneumonia fungal, pneumonitis. Mercaptopurine dosage: 1300 MG. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DEXAMETHASONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #5753699-1
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 27, 2008. Female patient, weighting 74.08 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood lactic acid increased, cerebral haemorrhage, coagulopathy, fungal infection , hepatic function abnormal, metabolic acidosis, multi-organ failure, neutropenia, pyrexia. Mercaptopurine dosage: 1275 MG. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DEXAMETHASONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #6006011-7
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 16, 2008. Male patient, weighting 154.3 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cytomegalovirus test positive, diarrhoea, neutropenia, pyrexia, respiratory distress. Mercaptopurine dosage: 1675 MG. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DEXAMETHASONE, BACTRIM, ZANTAC. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #6072032-1
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 05, 2009. Male patient, weighting 154.3 lb, was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: diarrhoea, neutropenia, pyrexia, respiratory distress, viral dna test positive. Mercaptopurine dosage: 1675 MG. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DEXAMETHASONE, BACTRIM, ZANTAC. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 01/31/2009.

Mercaptopurine Side Effects Report #4943376-9
Mercaptopurine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 22, 2006. Female patient was treated with Mercaptopurine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: chromaturia, fatigue, hepatocellular damage, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia. Mercaptopurine dosage: 50 MG, PO. Patient recovered.