Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Active Ingredients
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Approved Uses *
* Extracted from Drug Label
Manufacturers
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Osi Pharmaceuticals Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Tarceva.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Erlotinib Hydrochloride Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Dry skin, Burning sensation
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 2, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... is becoming a concern. We will try a dermatologist to see if they can recommend something more effective than topical creams and lotions since she says that the burning/pain is more subcutaneous. D...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Myalgia, Tenderness
Posted By Sharon in fdb.rxlist.com on June 11, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side effect on my daughter was muscle soreness in chest, back arms and neck. Even sore to touch.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on June 7, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“My mother was diagnosed with lung Cancer May 2012. Due to her cancer she got a disability in her left leg she had one dose of radiation and since November she has been on the Tarceva tablet, since the...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drug ineffective
Posted By Tarceva in drugs.com on January 17, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“My mother was dignoised with stage 4lung cancer that spread to her kidney. She was put on Carbo plation/Taxol. That didn't help at all. They took her off that and put her on Tarceva and that worked wo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Adrenal disorder
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 2, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I have taken Tarceva for over 6 years! Yes, I have a few side effects but nothing major or that I can't deal with. I am stage 4 with a small tumor and other cancer throughout my two lungs. I am mo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 2, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Tarceva (erlotinib) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: I have taken Tarceva for over 6 years! Yes, I have a few side effects but nothing major or that I can't deal with. I am stage 4 with a small tumo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Diarrhoea, Weight decreased
Posted By Shanky in drugs.com on January 18, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... in size! It is truly a miracle! The oncologist thinks my mom had a false negative on the EGFR to get these fantastic results. My mother never got the rash, but did have some diarrhea at first. The har...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Diarrhoea, Weight decreased
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 18, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... in size! It is truly a miracle! The oncologist thinks my mom had a false negative on the EGFR to get these fantastic results. My mother never got the rash, but did have some diarrhea at first. The har...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal discomfort, Diarrhoea
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on October 13, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“My 63 year old mom was diagnosed with the EGFR gene mutation, stage iv lung cancer 4 months ago. The cancer was also in her brain , lung and bone. Since Tarceva started she has done extremely well. H...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal discomfort, Abdominal pain upper, Diarrhoea, Rash
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on October 13, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Tarceva (erlotinib) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: My 63 year old mom was diagnosed with the EGFR gene mutation, stage iv lung cancer 4 months ago. The cancer was also in her brain , lung and bone. ...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Rash
“ Rash on chest and face. No other side effects (knock on wood)”
Source: Tarceva
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Did the author experience rash while taking tarceva?
What is this?Dry Skin
“... no new developments and still no matastasis to her left lung. Prior to Tarceva she had two rounds of chemo and had less positive effects. She has a lot of itchy, dry skin with some burning/pain. We...”
Source: comments/erlotinib/tarceva.html&sa=U&e...
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What is this?Pain
“... is becoming a concern. We will try a dermatologist to see if they can recommend something more effective than topical creams and lotions since she says that the burning/ pain is more subcutaneous. D...”
Source: comments/erlotinib/tarceva.html&sa=U&e...
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Did the author experience pain while taking tarceva?
What is this?