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Gemcitabine, sold under the brand name Gemzar among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. This includes breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, and biliary tract cancer. It is used by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include bone marrow suppression, liver problems, nausea, fever, rash, shortness of breath, and hair loss. Other severe side effects include kidney problems and allergic reactions. Use during pregnancy will likely result in harm to the baby. Gemcitabine is in the nucleoside analog family of medication. It works by blocking the creation of new DNA.

Gemcitabine was patented in 1983 and was approved for medical use in 1995. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The wholesale cost in the developing world is about 24.41 to 316.99 USD per gm vial. In the United Kingdom a gm vial costs the NHS about 155.00 pounds.

Most common Gemcitabine side effects from eHealthme

• Thrombocytopenia - (1,331 reports)
• Agranulocytosis - (1,036 reports)
• Anaemia - (994 reports)
• Fever - (950 reports)
• Nausea - (868 reports)
• Disease progression - (796 reports)
• Fatigue - (786 reports)
• Nausea and vomiting - (698 reports)
• Breathing difficulty - (659 reports)
• Diarrhea - (627 reports)

On Jan, 28, 2017  12,630 people reported to have side effects when taking Gemcitabine. Among them, 33 people (0.26%) have Hallucination

On Feb, 03, 2017  12,630 people reported to have side effects when taking Gemcitabine. Among them, 9 people (0.07%) have Hallucination, Auditory

Most common Gemzar side effects

• Thrombocytopenia - (1,666 reports)
• Fever - (1,651 reports)
• Death - (1,525 reports)
• Malignant neoplasm progression - (1,292 reports)
• Nausea - (1,188 reports)
• Breathing difficulty - (1,037 reports)
• Weakness - (994 reports)
• Anaemia - (975 reports)
• Fatigue - (955 reports)
• Pleural effusion - (938 reports)

On Jan, 25, 2017  17,420 people reported to have side effects when taking Gemzar. Among them, 37 people (0.21%) have Hallucination

On Feb, 03, 2017  17,420 people reported to have side effects when taking Gemzar. Among them, 1 person (0.01%) has Hallucination, Auditory