Decadron and disease progression Patient Reports February 10, 2010

Decadron Side Effects Report #5625482-9
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Jan 29, 2008. Female patient, 64 years of age, weighting 119.0 lb, was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disease progression, duodenal ulcer perforation. Decadron dosage: 8 MG/BID/PO. During the same period patient was treated with CYMBALTA, DIOVAN, KEPPRA, LIDODERM, MYCELEX, MYLANTA. Patient died on 11/22/2007.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5869338-5
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 04, 2008. Female patient, 64 years of age, weighting 119.0 lb, was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain , disease progression, duodenal perforation, occult blood positive. Decadron dosage: 8 MG/BID/PO. During the same period patient was treated with CYMBALTA, DIOVAN, KEPPRA. Patient died on 11/22/2007.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5078550-7
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Aug 03, 2006. Male patient, 68 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma , cardiovascular event prophylaxis and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: atelectasis, cholecystitis acute, disease progression, haemorrhage intracranial, hyperglycaemia, international normalised ratio increased, lobar pneumonia, multiple myeloma . Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALOMID, PLAVIX, ASPIRIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 03/03/2006.

Decadron Side Effects Report #4621122-6
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from on Mar 11, 2005. Female patient, 68 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma  and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: depressed level of consciousness, disease progression, disseminated intravascular coagulation, leukaemia, multiple myeloma , plasmacytoma. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.


Decadron Side Effects Report #5275914-3
Decadron side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 15, 2007. Female patient, 65 years of age, weighting 90.39 lb, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma , gammopathy and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, blood creatinine increased, disease progression, full blood count abnormal, haemoglobin decreased, pain , platelet count decreased. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALOMID, VELCADE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 02/06/2007.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5535013-X
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Nov 27, 2007. Male patient, 65 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma , anaemia and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, confusional state, disease progression, hallucination, multiple myeloma , oedema peripheral, plasmablastic lymphoma, pyrexia, subcutaneous abscess. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALOMID, AREDIA, ARANESP. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 12/13/2006.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5530793-1
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Nov 27, 2007. Male patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma  and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety , depression , disease progression, insomnia, psychotic disorder , suicidal ideation. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALOMID, SYNTHROID, ALTACE, ATENOLOL, PAXIL, PREVACID. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5150038-4
Decadron side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Nov 06, 2006. Female patient, 58 years of age, weighting 145.5 lb, was diagnosed with metastasis and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: diabetes mellitus, disease progression. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with OMEPRAZOLE, ACETAMINOPHEN, SERTRALINE HYDROCHLORIDE. Patient died on 09/03/2006.

Decadron Side Effects Report #4811718-0
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED KINGDOM on Oct 06, 2005. Male patient, 42 years of age, was diagnosed with metastases to central nervous system and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disease progression, headache , nausea , non-small cell lung cancer. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with DANTHRON, OMEPRAZOLE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.


Decadron Side Effects Report #4805505-7
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 07, 2005. Male patient, 48 years of age, was diagnosed with brain oedema, glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dehydration, diabetes mellitus, disease progression, dysarthria, hemiparesis, neutrophil count decreased, platelet count decreased. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CAP TEMODAR, CAP TEMODAR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5026191-X
Decadron side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on June 05, 2006. Female patient, 81 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma  and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: brain neoplasm, disease progression, multiple myeloma . Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALOMID. Patient died on 12/17/2005.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5613964-5
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Jan 29, 2008. Female patient, 79 years of age, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma , anaemia and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disease progression, gastritis erosive, multiple myeloma , oesophagitis. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with REVLIMID, PROCRIT, THALOMID. Patient died on 12/29/2007.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5402080-3
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 17, 2007. Female patient, 67 years of age, weighting 112.0 lb, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma  and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, disease progression, small intestinal haemorrhage, thrombocytopenia. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with VELCADE, CISPLATIN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ETOPOSIDE, BACTRIM DS. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5805241-4
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on June 24, 2008. Female patient, 61 years of age, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer  and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anorexia, disease progression, failure to thrive, fatigue, haematocrit decreased, heart rate increased, lethargy, neutropenic sepsis, oedema peripheral. Decadron dosage: 8 MG/DAILY/PO. During the same period patient was treated with INFUSION, DRONABINOL, ENOXAPARIN, FLUOROURACIL, FOLINIC ACID, HEPARIN, IRINOTECAN, MORPHINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 03/20/2007.


Decadron Side Effects Report #5509342-X
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 31, 2007. Female patient, 59 years of age, weighting 194.0 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, cushing's syndrome, disease progression, lymphopenia, systemic candida. Decadron dosage: 4 MG/DAILY/PO. During the same period patient was treated with TEMODAR, BACTRIM DS, KEPPRA, PRILOSEC, SYNTHROID, VALTREX, FLUCONAZOLE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5553117-2
Decadron side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 03, 2007. Female patient, 59 years of age, weighting 194.0 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abasia, asthenia, cognitive disorder, cushing's syndrome, disease progression, glioblastoma multiforme, lymphopenia, malignant neoplasm progression, no therapeutic response. Decadron dosage: 4 MG DAILY PO. During the same period patient was treated with TEMODAR, BACTRIM DS, KEPPRA, PRILOSEC, SYNTHROID, VALTREX. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 11/23/2007.

Decadron Side Effects Report #4801288-5
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from SPAIN on Sept 22, 2005. Male patient, 41 years of age, was diagnosed with astrocytoma and was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: astrocytoma, confusional state, disease progression, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, respiratory failure, treatment noncompliance. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with DEXAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE, TEMODAL, FRAGMIN, TRANXILIUM, TRIPTIZOL, CARBAMAZEPINE, OMEPRAZOLE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.

Decadron Side Effects Report #4863014-3
Decadron side effect was reported by a Health Professional from GERMANY on Dec 12, 2005. Male patient, 38 years of age, was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood lactate dehydrogenase increased, dialysis , disease progression, epilepsy , haemolytic uraemic syndrome, hodgkin's disease , hypertension, malignant neoplasm progression, non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with GEMCITABINE, IFOSFAMIDE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, DOXORUBICIN, RITUXIMAB. Patient died.

Decadron Side Effects Report #5937881-6
Decadron side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on Oct 29, 2008. Female patient, weighting 118.2 lb, was treated with Decadron. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: disease progression, neutrophil count decreased. Decadron dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with KYTRIL, IODINE, CEPHARANTHIN, MAGLAX, AMOBAN, AVASTIN, LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM. Patient died on 12/27/2007.