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Total Proleukin reports: 38.
Proleukin FDA safety alerts: No.
Reported deaths: 6    Reported hospitalizations: 27.
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FDA Reported Proleukin Side Effects: blood creatinine increased, dehydration, hypotension, influenza like illness, blood bilirubin increased, myocardial infarction, retinal detachment, oedema, fatigue, dyspnoea, anuria.
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Proleukin Side Effects Report #5199582-4
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Jan 02, 2007. Female patient, 66 years of age, weighting 171.5 lb, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: colonoscopy abnormal, diarrhoea, diarrhoea haemorrhagic, inflammation, nausea. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5220680-0
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Jan 11, 2007. Male patient, 49 years of age, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: catheterisation cardiac, chest pain, coronary arterial stent insertion, coronary artery stenosis, dyspepsia, electrocardiogram st segment elevation, hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, myocardial infarction. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5226947-4
Physician from reported PROLEUKIN problem on Oct 27, 2006. Male patient, 57 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: dehydration, hypoglycaemia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5253315-1
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Feb 21, 2007. Male patient, 52 years of age, was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: apnoea, aspartate aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, blood bilirubin increased, blood creatinine increased, blood glucose increased, blood potassium decreased, blood urea increased, cardiac arrest. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient died on 02/11/2007.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5272265-8
Physician from reported PROLEUKIN problem on Oct 04, 2005. Male patient, 54 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: multi-organ failure, renal failure. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with LASIX, INDOMETHACIN. Patient died on 07/08/2005.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5282924-9
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from on Mar 19, 2007. Female patient, 44 years of age, weighting 121.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cough, influenza like illness, pruritus, pyrexia, urticaria. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with EMTRIVA, VIDEX, SUSTIVA, PROZAC, ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT, ATARAX. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5289495-1
Health Professional from SPAIN reported PROLEUKIN problem on Mar 23, 2007. Female patient, 35 years of age, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma stage iv and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: anaemia, anuria, blood creatinine increased, erythroblastosis, hypotension, hypoxia, leukocytosis, megakaryocytes abnormal, metabolic acidosis. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5304472-X
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Apr 19, 2007. Male patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: benign prostatic hyperplasia, dehydration, diarrhoea, disease progression, urine output decreased. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ACIPHEX, AMBIEN, OXYCODONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5317565-8
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Apr 29, 2007. Female patient, 50 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cardiac failure congestive, catheterisation cardiac abnormal, dyspnoea, ejection fraction decreased, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure increased, myocardial infarction, myocardial ischaemia, nausea, pneumonia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with BEVACIZUMAB. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5325909-6
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on May 04, 2007. Female patient, 50 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: abdominal pain, alanine aminotransferase increased, aspartate aminotransferase increased, aspiration pleural cavity, bilirubin conjugated increased, blood albumin decreased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, blood bilirubin increased, blood calcium decreased. PROLEUKIN dosage: 32 MILLION IU. During the same period patient was treated with BEVACIZUMAB, ALDESLEUKIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5334381-1
Physician from reported PROLEUKIN problem on May 17, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma, urinary tract infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood bilirubin increased, colitis, coordination abnormal, dehydration, diarrhoea, hypermagnesaemia, hypernatraemia, hyperuricaemia, hypoalbuminaemia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with DOPAMINE, METRONIDAZOLE, MEROPENEM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5334791-2
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on May 17, 2007. Male patient, 47 years of age, was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood creatinine increased, dyspnoea, hypophosphataemia, lymphopenia, mental status changes. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NORVASC, LOTENSIN, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, AMITRIPTYLINE, SYNTHROID. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5336760-5
Physician from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on May 17, 2007. Male patient, 51 years of age, was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: hypophosphataemia, lymphopenia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5345209-8
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 24, 2007. Male patient, 76 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: abdominal distension, anuria, bladder distension, blood calcium decreased, blood creatinine increased, blood parathyroid hormone decreased, blood parathyroid hormone increased, blood potassium increased, blood urea increased. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NEXIUM, CARDURA, LOTREL, ATENOLOL, CALTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5361598-2
Physician from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on June 12, 2007. Male patient, 61 years of age, weighting 241.4 lb, was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: apnoea, arrhythmia, aspartate aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, blood bilirubin increased, blood creatinine increased, blood glucose increased, blood potassium decreased, blood urea increased. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with SUTENT. Patient died on 02/11/2007.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5367090-3
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on June 19, 2007. Male patient, weighting 207.2 lb, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: dyspnoea. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5373224-7
Consumer or non-health professional from reported PROLEUKIN problem on June 19, 2007. Female patient was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: constipation, fatigue, fluid retention, ileus paralytic, influenza like illness, oedema. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALIDOMIDE, ACETAMINOPHEN. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5047194-5
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on June 19, 2006. Female patient, 44 years of age, weighting 121.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: influenza like illness, rash. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with EMTRIVA, VIDEX, SUSTIVA, PROZAC, ACETAMINOPHEN, ASPIRIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5047195-7
Physician from FRANCE reported PROLEUKIN problem on June 27, 2006. Male patient, 39 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: retinal detachment, visual acuity reduced. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEG INTERFERON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5049257-7
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on June 29, 2006. Male patient, 43 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cardiomegaly, dilatation ventricular, ejection fraction decreased, endocarditis, mitral valve incompetence, myocardial infarction, pleural effusion, pulmonary oedema, ventricular hypokinesia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with TRIZIVIR, OMEPRAZOLE, ZYRTEC, ACETAMINOPHEN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5056396-3
Physician from FRANCE reported PROLEUKIN problem on July 03, 2006. Male patient, 39 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: metamorphopsia, retinal detachment, vitreous floaters. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEG INTERFERON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5059820-5
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on July 12, 2006. Female patient, 44 years of age, weighting 121.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: influenza, pyrexia, rash. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with EMTRIVA, VIDEX, SUSTIVA, PROZAC, ACETAMINOPHEN, ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5069578-1
Physician from FRANCE reported PROLEUKIN problem on July 18, 2006. Male patient, 39 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: metamorphopsia, retinal detachment, retinal tear, vitreous floaters. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with MACROLIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5070237-X
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from GERMANY on July 27, 2006. Male patient, 66 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: dehydration, diarrhoea, vomiting. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA, ACETAMINOPHEN, PASPERTIN, NOVALGIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5082233-7
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Aug 03, 2006. Male patient, 48 years of age, weighting 179.0 lb, was diagnosed with renal cancer metastatic and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cardiogenic shock, chest pain, electromechanical dissociation, heart rate increased, hypotension, loss of consciousness, respiratory failure. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with AVASTIN, BENADRYL, INDOCIN, ANZEMET, LEVAQUIN, EUCERIN CREME, SARNA. Patient died on 08/02/2006.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5086094-1
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Aug 14, 2006. Male patient, 60 years of age, weighting 178.6 lb, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: back pain, disease progression, hypoaesthesia, spinal compression fracture, spinal cord compression. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5094213-6
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Aug 30, 2006. Male patient, 43 years of age, weighting 278.4 lb, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: dehydration, dyspnoea exertional, fluid overload, hyperkalaemia, hyponatraemia, malignant melanoma, malignant neoplasm progression, oedema, performance status decreased. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with MOTRIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 08/25/2006.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5107775-7
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED KINGDOM on Sept 11, 2006. Male patient, 60 years of age, weighting 178.6 lb, was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: malignant neoplasm progression, renal cancer metastatic, spinal compression fracture, spinal cord compression. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTERFERON ALFA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5109705-0
Physician from UNITED KINGDOM reported PROLEUKIN problem on Sept 12, 2006. Female patient, 60 years of age, weighting 184.3 lb, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: dehydration. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with IFN ALPHA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5124937-3
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on Sept 27, 2006. Male patient, 43 years of age, weighting 154.3 lb, was diagnosed with hiv infection and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cardiomegaly, coronary artery occlusion, dilatation ventricular, endocarditis, mitral valve incompetence, mitral valve prolapse, myocardial infarction, pleural effusion, pulmonary oedema. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with TRIZIVIR, OMEPRAZOLE, ZYRTEC, ACETAMINOPHEN, DAFALGAN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5127188-1
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Oct 04, 2006. Male patient, 48 years of age, weighting 179.0 lb, was diagnosed with renal cancer metastatic and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: cardiogenic shock, depressed level of consciousness, electromechanical dissociation, heart rate increased, hepatic trauma, hypersensitivity, lung injury, respiratory failure. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with AVASTIN, BENADRYL, INDOCIN, ANZEMET, LEVAQUIN, EUCERIN CREME, SARNA. Patient died on 08/02/2006.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5149034-2
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 27, 2006. Male patient, 57 years of age, was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood creatinine increased, dehydration, haematocrit decreased, hypoglycaemia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5152431-2
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Nov 03, 2006. Female patient was diagnosed with ovarian cancer metastatic and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: diarrhoea, fatigue, hypotension, sinus tachycardia. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5152616-5
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Nov 03, 2006. Female patient was diagnosed with ovarian cancer metastatic and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: haemoglobin abnormal, hypotension. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5163288-8
Physician from UNITED STATES reported PROLEUKIN problem on Nov 21, 2006. Female patient, 39 years of age, was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood bicarbonate decreased, blood chloride increased, hypokalaemia, polyuria, renal tubular acidosis, thirst. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with LORTAB, IPILIMUMAB. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5289495-1
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Health Professional from SPAIN on Mar 23, 2007. Female patient, 35 years of age, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma stage iv and was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: anaemia, anuria, blood creatinine increased, erythroblastosis, hypotension, hypoxia, leukocytosis, megakaryocytes abnormal, metabolic acidosis. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5386270-4
Consumer or non-health professional from reported PROLEUKIN problem on July 05, 2007. Female patient was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: constipation, fatigue, fluid retention, ileus paralytic, influenza like illness, oedema. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THALIDOMIDE, ACETAMINOPHEN. Patient recovered.

Proleukin Side Effects Report #5404885-1
PROLEUKIN problem was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on July 30, 2007. Male patient was treated with PROLEUKIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: bundle branch block left. PROLEUKIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

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