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ATC Code: L01AD01

Side effects

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Urinary tract infection 8.33% - 21% 10.8% - 17% x x x
Convulsion 1-10% - 37% 20% - 37.5% x x x
Hemiplegia 1-10% - 40.8% 44.2% x x x
Body temperature increased 17.5% 17.5% x x x
Depression 15.8% - 16% 10% x x x
Wound 14% - 16% 5% - 12% x
Nausea 8.18% - 21.7% 16.7% x x x x x x x x
Impaired healing 13.6% - 15.8% 11.7% x x
Headache 1-10% - 27.5% 36.7% x x x x x x x
Vomiting 2% - 21% 15.8% - 16% x x x x x x x x
Edema cerebral 4% - 23% 1% - 19% x
Brain oedema 3.64% - 22.5% 19.2% x x x
Speech disorder 10.8% 8.33% x x
Somnolence 1- 10% - 13.6% 15% x x x
Confusional state 1- 10% - 23.3% 20.8% x x x
Phlebitis 10% x
Thrombophlebitis 10% 9.17% x x x
Aphasia 1-10% - 17.5% 18.3% x x x
Intracranial pressure increased 3.64% - 9.17% 1.67% - 2% x x x
Personality disorder 8.33% 7.5% x x
Pneumonia 8.33% 7.5% x x x
Pulmonary embolism 8.33% 8.33% x x x x
Abdominal pain 8% - 8.33% 1.67% - 2% x x x
Alopecia 1-10% - 10% 11.7% x x x
Pain 4% - 13.3% 15% x x x x x x
Anxiety 6.67% 4.17% x x
Facial paralysis 6.67% 4.17% x x
Haemorrhage 6.67% 5.83% x x x
Conjunctival oedema 6.67% 6.67% x x
Neuropathy 6.67% 10% x x
Brain abscess 6% 4% x x x
Cerebral haemorrhage 6% 4% x x x
Stupor 1-10% - 6.36% x x x
Hypoaesthesia 5.83% 5% x x
Paraesthesia 5.83% 8.33% x x
Face oedema 5.83% 5% x x
Abnormal vision 5.83% 5.83% x x
Anaemia 1-10% x x x x x
Anorexia 1-10% x
Stomatitis 1-10% x
Abscess 3.64% - 1-10% 2.5% x x x
Diabetes mellitus 5% 4.17% x x x
Grand mal convulsion 5% 4.17% x x
Hallucination 5% 3.33% x x
Tremor 5% 6.67% x x
Gait disturbance 5% 5% x x
Myasthenia 4.17% 5% x x
Hydrocephalus 3% - 1-10% 2% x x x x
Back pain 1% - 7% 3% - 3.33% x x x
Ataxia 2% - 5.83% 4.17% x x x
Constipation 1% - 19.2% 11.7% - 12% x x x x
Rash 2% - 11.7% 10.8% x x x
Meningitis 3.64% x x x x
Diarrhoea 2% - 1-10% 4.17% x x x
Dizziness 2% - 1-10% 9.17% x x x
Insomnia 2% - 1-10% 5.83% x x x
Dyspnoea 3.33% 6.67% x x
Amnesia 1% - 9.17% 10% x x x
Cushing's syndrome 3% - 3.33% 5% x x x
Oral candidiasis 3% x
Hyperglycaemia 2% - 3% x x x
Hypertension 3% x x x
Hyponatraemia 3% x x x
Eye disorder 2.5% 5% x x
Thinking abnormal 2% - 5.83% 8.33% x x x
Coordination abnormal 2.5% 6.67% x x
Neck pain 2% x x
Infection 1% - 18.3% 20% x x x
Scotoma 2% - 5% 6.67% x x
Tachycardia 2% x x x x x
Urinary incontinence 2% - 7.5% 7.5% x x x
Monoplegia 2% x x x
Oedema peripheral 2% - 9.17% 9.17% x x
Accidental injury 1% - 5% 6.67% x x x
Hypokinesia 1.67% 6.67% x x
Asthenia 1% - 22% 15% x x x x
Chest pain 1% - 5% 0% x x x x x x x x
Coma 1% - 4.17% 5% x x
Dysphagia 1% x x x
Diplopia 0.833% - 1-10% 5% x x x
Faecal incontinence 1% x x
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage 1% x x
Hypersensitivity 1% - 1.67% 5% x x x x x x x
Hypokalaemia 1% x x x
Hypotension 1% - 3% x x x x x x x
Leukocytosis 1% x x
Pneumonia aspiration 1% x x
Thrombocytopenia 1% x x x x x x x
Eye pain 1% x x
Paranoid reaction 1% x x
Sepsis 1% x x x
Liver function test abnormal 0.833% 5% x x
Gynaecomastia 1% x x
Myalgia 1% x x
Arrhythmia x
Mental disorder x
Brain neoplasm x
Cerebral infarction x x
Connective tissue disorder x
Cyst x
Dermatitis x
Oedema x x
Effusion x x
Extravasation x x x
Fibrosis x x x
Flushing x x x x x
Gastrointestinal disorder x
Hyperaemia x x
Infertility x
Cerebrospinal fluid leakage x x x
Leukopenia x x x x x
Necrosis x x
Neoplasm x x x x
Neutropenia x x
Pulmonary fibrosis x x x x
Renal failure x x x x
Retinal haemorrhage x
Swelling x x
Thrombosis x x x x x
Erythema x x
Meningitis bacterial x
Encephalopathy x x
Vasospasm x
Burning sensation x x
Agitation x x
Acute leukaemia x x x x x
Injection site reaction x
Skin necrosis x x
Reaction aggravation x x x
Malnutrition x x
Skin hyperpigmentation x x x x x
Teratogenicity x
Hepatotoxicity x x x
Lung infiltration x x x x
Lung fibrosis interstitial x
Azotaemia x x x x
Disease progression x
Wound dehiscence x x
Pulmonary hypoplasia x x
Dysplasia x x x x x
Anaplastic astrocytoma x
Vision blurred x
Meningitis chemical x
Transaminases increased x
Tonic-clonic seizures x x
Neoplasm recurrence x x x
Injection site burning x
Cerebral haematoma x
Nephropathy toxic x
Nephrotoxicity x x
Drug interaction x x
Febrile neutropenia x
Myelosuppression x x x x x
Pulmonary toxicity x x x x x
Venoocclusive disease x
Gastrointestinal toxicity x x
Ocular toxicity x
Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome x

Indications

Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

carmustine

Side effects:30
Source:FDA Structured Product Label

CARMUSTINE / BICNU

Side effects:29
Source:Health Canada

APPROVED NAME / BiCNU (Carmustine)

Side effects:31
Source:medicines.org.au

carmustine for injection / BiCNU

Side effects:26
Source:FDA

CARMUSTINE

Side effects:35
Source:FDA Structured Product Label

Carmustine

Side effects:83
Source:BC Cancer

CARMUSTINE

Side effects:94
Source:FDA Structured Product Label

CARMUSTINE / GLIADEL

Side effects:94
Source:FDA

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