Azacitidine

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Lung disorder def postmarketing x
Interstitial lung disease def postmarketing x
Abdominal distension def x x
Abdominal pain def x x x
Abscess def x x x
Acidosis def x x x
Renal tubular acidosis def x x x
Agranulocytosis def x x x
Anaphylactic shock def x x x
Anorexia def x x x
Anxiety def x x x
Arthralgia def x x x
Atelectasis def x x
Atrial fibrillation def x x x
Back pain def x x
Bacteraemia def x x x
Bacterial infection def x x x
Mental disorder def x x x
Blastomycosis def x x x
Congestive cardiomyopathy def x x x
Cellulitis def x x x
Neck pain def x x x
Chest pain def x x x
Chest wall pain def x x x
Cholecystitis def x x x
Coma def x x x
Confusional state def x x
Connective tissue disorder def x x x
Constipation def x x x
Convulsion def x x x
Cough def x x
Dysphagia def x x
Dehydration def x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x
Diverticulitis def x x x
Dizziness def x x x
Dyspepsia def x x x
Dyspnoea def x x x
Dysuria def x x
Ecchymosis def x x x
Oedema def x x
Effusion def x x
Epistaxis def x x
Rash def x x x
Eye disorder def x
Eye haemorrhage def x
Fatigue def x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x
Gastrointestinal disorder def x x x
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage def x x x
Gingival bleeding def x x x
Granuloma def x x x
Headache def x x x
Cardiac arrest def x x x
Cardiac disorder def x x x
Cardiac failure def x x x
Cardiac failure congestive def x x x
Cardiac murmur def x x
Haematoma def x x x
Haematuria def x x x
Haemoptysis def x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x
Haemorrhoids def x x
Coma hepatic x x x
Herpes NOS def x x
Herpes simplex def x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x
Hypertension def x
Hypoaesthesia def x x
Hypokalaemia def x x x
Hypotension def x x x
Orthostatic hypotension def x x x
Immune system disorder def x x x
Infection def x x x
Lethargy def x x x
Acute myeloid leukaemia def x x x
Leukopenia def x x x
Mediastinal disorder def x x x
Melaena def x x x
Cramp muscle def x x
Nasal congestion def x x
Nasopharyngitis def x x x
Nausea def x x x
Neoplasm def x x x
Nervous system disorder def x x x
Night sweats def x x
Nodule def x x x
Mouth haemorrhage def x x x
Pain def x x x
Pain in extremity def x x
Pallor def x x
Pancytopenia def x
Petechiae def x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x
Pigmentation def x x x
Pleural disorder def x x
Pleural effusion def x x
Pneumonia def x x x
Postnasal drip def x x
Prurigo def x x x
Pruritus def x x x
Pyoderma def x x x
Rales x x
Renal failure def x x x
Respiratory tract infection def x x x
Rhinitis def x
Rhonchi def x x
Pharyngitis streptococcal x x x
Shock def x x x
Septic shock def x
Sinusitis def x x
Skin lesion x x
Skin nodule def x x
Splenomegaly def x x x
Staphylococcal infection def x x x
Stomatitis def x x x
Sweating def x x
Swelling def x x x
Syncope def x x
Tachycardia def x x
Toxoplasmosis def x x x
Ulcer def x x
Erythema def x x x
Upper respiratory tract infection def x x x
Urinary tract infection def x x x
Urinary tract disorder def x x x
Urticaria def x x x
Angiopathy def x x x
Vomiting def x x x
Weight decreased def x x x
Wheezing def x x
Oedema peripheral def x x
Pyoderma gangrenosum def x x x
Injection site granuloma x x x
Haemorrhage intracranial def x x x
Injection site reaction def x x x
Renal tubular disorder def x x x
Bone marrow depression def x x
Muscular weakness def x x x
Bone pain def x x x
Injection site pain x x x
Dry skin def x x x
Staphylococcal bacteraemia x x x
Respiratory arrest x x x
Injection site infection x x x
Malaise def x x x
Myalgia def x x x
Dyspnoea exertional x x x
Cardiac fibrillation x x x
Decreased appetite x x
Abdominal pain upper x x
Abdominal tenderness x x x
Tenderness def x x x
Tongue ulceration x x
Loin pain x x x
Lung infiltration x x x
Respiratory sounds decreased x x
Productive cough def x x
Skin induration def x x x
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome def x x x
Sepsis def x x x
Perirectal abscess x x x
Hepatobiliary disease def x x x
Transfusion reaction x x
Induration def x x x
Pitting edema def x x
Rigors x x x
Respiratory distress def x x x
Lymphadenopathy def x x
Pneumonia klebsiella x x x
Injection site bruising x x x
Injection site haematoma x
Anaemia NOS aggravated x x x
Serum creatinine increased x x x
Sweating increased x x
Dissecting aortic aneurysm, thoracic x x x
Febrile neutropenia def x x x
Infestation NOS x x x
Pain worsened x x x
Pharyngolaryngeal pain def x
Neutropenic sepsis x
Post procedural pain x x
Cardiomyopathy def x x x
Insomnia def x x x
Leukaemia cutis x x x
Rhinorrhoea def x x
Weakness def x x x
Cerebral haemorrhage def x
Indication Labels
Anaemia def x x x
Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia def x x x
Leukaemia def x x x
Myelodysplastic syndrome def x x x
Neutropenia def x x x
Refractory anaemia def x x x
Refractory anaemia with an excess of blasts def x x x
Refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts def x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: L01BC07

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. AZACITIDINE : 143 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. AZACITIDINE / VIDAZA : 175 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  3. azacitidine : 176 side effects (FDA XML label)