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Vepesid
Identifier
020359
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 6
Background
A description of the experience
Etoposide or VP-16 (trade name Etopophos) is a cytotoxic anticancer drug which belongs to the topoisomerase inhibitor drug class. It is used in form of its salt etoposide phosphate.
Side effects
Common are:
- low blood pressure
- hair loss
- pain and or burning at the IV site
- constipation or diarrhea
- metallic food taste
- Bone marrow suppression, leading to:
- decreased white blood cell counts (leading to increased susceptibility to infections)
- low red blood cell counts (anemia)
- low platelet counts (leading to easy bruising and bleeding)
Less common are:
- nausea and vomiting
- allergic-type reactions
- rash
- fever, often occurring shortly after IV administration and not due to infection
- mouth sores
- Acute myeloid leukemia (which ironically can be treated with etoposide itself)
When given with warfarin, it may cause bleeding.
On Feb, 18, 2016: 1,622 people reported to have side effects when taking Vepesid. Among them, 6 people (0.37%) have Hallucination.
Time on Vepesid when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
On Feb, 18, 2016: 1,622 people reported to have side effects when taking Vepesid. Among them, 39 people (2.40%) have Death.
Time on Vepesid when people have Death :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Death | 90.00% | 10.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |