Rituximab and asthenia Patient Reports February 11, 2012

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4693947-2
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from on June 03, 2005. Male patient, 65 years of age, weighting 226.0 lb, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis  and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, coronary artery disease , hypersomnia. Rituximab dosage: 1000 MG, DAYS 1+15, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with METHYLPREDNISOLONE, PREDNISONE, METHOTREXATE, FOLIC ACID, CELEBREX, VICODIN, GLUCOPHAGE, TRAZODONE. Patient died on 06/03/2005.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4685145-3
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from on May 19, 2005. Female patient, weighting 230.4 lb, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis  and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, non-cardiac chest pain. Rituximab dosage: 1000 MG, DAYS 1+15, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with METHYLPREDNISOLONE, PREDNISONE, METHOTREXATE, FOLIC ACID, GLUCOPHAGE, HUMULIN NPH, ENALADEX. Patient died on 05/14/2005.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4837117-3
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Nov 10, 2005. Female patient, 36 years of age, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, anaphylactic reaction, asthenia, febrile neutropenia, platelet count decreased, white blood cell count decreased. Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, CYTARABINE, VINCRISTINE, DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE, DEXAMETHASONE, CIPRO, PROTONIX, NYSTATIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5963131-0
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from INDIA on Nov 14, 2008. Male patient, weighting 125.7 lb, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia. Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with VINCRISTINE, PREDNISOLONE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Rituximab Side Effects Report #5987744-5
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Dec 01, 2008. Male patient, weighting 238.1 lb, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, orthostatic hypotension. Rituximab dosage: 375 MG/M2, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with VELCADE, BENDAMUSTINE, ALBUTEROL, PRIMIDONE, VYTORIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PERCOCET, EFFEXOR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #6019615-2
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Dec 18, 2008. Male patient, weighting 238.1 lb, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, orthostatic hypotension. Rituximab dosage: 375 MG/M2, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with VELCADE, BENDAMUSTINE, ALBUTEROL, PRIMIDONE, VYTORIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PERCOCET, EFFEXOR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4796394-8
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 06, 2005. Male patient, weighting 196.4 lb, was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, chills, febrile neutropenia, hypokalaemia, hypotension, hypoxia, infection , oxygen saturation decreased, pain . Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with MESNA, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, DOXORUBICIN, VINCRISTINE, DEXAMETHASONE, METHOTREXATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5424722-9
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Aug 22, 2007. Male patient, 58 years of age, weighting 145.1 lb, was diagnosed with hairy cell leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, cryptogenic organising pneumonia, fatigue, febrile neutropenia, night sweats, pancytopenia, renal failure acute, respiratory failure. Rituximab dosage: 400MG OTHER IV. During the same period patient was treated with ACETAMINOPHEN, ACYCLOVIR, ALBUTEROL, BISACODYL, CALCIUM ACETATE, DEXTROSE, DIAZEPAM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 06/05/2007.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4741537-5
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from NEW ZEALAND on July 25, 2005. Male patient, 75 years of age, weighting 144.4 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain , anaemia, anorexia, aortic valve disease, appendiceal mucocoele, asthenia, colon cancer, cyst, endocarditis noninfective. Rituximab dosage: 500 MG/M2, Q28D, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ACYCLOVIR, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 01/02/2005.


Rituximab Side Effects Report #4719211-0
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Health Professional from ROMANIA on July 04, 2005. Female patient, 74 years of age, weighting 123.5 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, cardiac arrest , dyspnoea exertional, escherichia infection, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatitis , oral candidiasis, pancytopenia. Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ACYCLOVIR, CEFTAZIDIM, ACETAMINOPHEN, PLE VITAMIN, HEMISUCCINATE D. Patient died on 07/02/2005.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4720949-X
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Health Professional from ROMANIA on July 05, 2005. Female patient, 74 years of age, weighting 123.5 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, anorexia, asthenia, cardiac arrest , dyspnoea exertional, escherichia infection, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatitis . Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ACETAMINOPHEN, CEFTAZIDIM, GENTAMICIN, FILGRASTIM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5247323-4
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Feb 23, 2007. Female patient, 70 years of age, weighting 133.6 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, breast cancer female and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, dyspnoea, hypotension, interstitial lung disease, malignant neoplasm progression, pneumonitis, sepsis syndrome. Rituximab dosage: 600MG -375 MG/M2- EVERY MONTH IV. During the same period patient was treated with TRAZTUZUMAB, CARVEDILOL, FUROSEMIDE, SPIRONOLACTONE, ACYCLOVIR, NEULASTA, IMMUNE GLOBULIN INTRAVENOUS. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 09/29/2006.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5132405-8
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 03, 2006. Male patient, 56 years of age, weighting 172.0 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal discomfort, asthenia, cellulitis , culture positive, cytomegalovirus infection , dehydration, diarrhoea, haemodialysis, hypovolaemia. Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARA, CAMPATH, LOTREL, ARANESP, PROTONIX, MYCELEX, BACTRIM, DIPHENHYDRAMINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5052061-7
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from POLAND on June 27, 2006. Female patient, 49 years of age, weighting 167.6 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: agranulocytosis, asthenia, chills, cough, headache , hyperhidrosis, hypotension, malaise, pharyngolaryngeal pain. Rituximab dosage: 95 MG, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, FLUDARABINE, LANSOPRAZOLE, KETOPROFEN, METESCULETOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Rituximab Side Effects Report #5812259-4
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on July 10, 2008. Female patient, weighting 165.3 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, asthenia, blood culture positive, culture urine positive, diarrhoea, enterococcal infection, hypokinesia. Rituximab dosage: 375 MG/M2, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with ENDOXAN, FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 05/12/2007.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4578659-8
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Health Professional from on Feb 09, 2005. Female patient, weighting 83.11 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, dehydration, neutropenia, weight decreased. Rituximab dosage: 500MG/M2. During the same period patient was treated with FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE, CYTOXAN. Patient died on 01/08/2005.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4761475-1
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 02, 2005. Male patient, weighting 204.4 lb, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: activated partial thromboplastin time shortened, asthenia, body temperature increased, chills, fatigue, lethargy, malaise, metabolic function test abnormal, nausea . Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PENTOSTATIN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ACYCLOVIR, ALLOPURINOL, BACTRIM DS. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5231160-0
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 05, 2007. Female patient, weighting 131.4 lb, was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, dizziness postural, gait disturbance, hypoaesthesia, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging brain abnormal. Rituximab dosage: 593 MG 375MG/M2 WEEKLY DOSE X 4. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5296002-6
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Apr 05, 2007. Male patient was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, blood albumin decreased, blood potassium decreased, dysphagia, febrile neutropenia, haemoglobin decreased, platelet count decreased, pneumonia , pulmonary mass. Rituximab dosage: 375 MG/M2, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with CYTOXAN, ADRIAMYCIN PFS, VINCRISTINE, PREDNISONE, NEULASTA, ALLOPURINOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Rituximab Side Effects Report #5334416-6
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 23, 2007. Female patient, weighting 114.2 lb, was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, atelectasis, breath sounds abnormal, confusional state, delirium, pyrexia, respiratory distress, wheezing. Rituximab dosage: 1156 MG. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #5693103-5
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Apr 02, 2008. Female patient, weighting 185.8 lb, was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, balance disorder, blood culture positive, catheter related infection, catheter thrombosis, depressed mood, fatigue, gait disturbance, inflammation. Rituximab dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with TEMOZOLOMIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Rituximab Side Effects Report #4559148-3
Rituximab side effect was reported by a Physician from on Jan 21, 2005. Female patient was treated with Rituximab. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, grand mal convulsion, hemiparesis, hemiplegia. Rituximab dosage: INTRATHECAL 25 MG DOSE. Patient died on 10/21/2004.