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Cedazuridine / decitabine User Reviews & Ratings

Brand names: Inqovi

Cedazuridine / decitabine has an average rating of 3.7 out of 10 from a total of 3 reviews on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 67% reported a negative experience.

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Myelodysplastic Syndrome
3.7
 3 reviews for Myelodysplastic Syndrome 6 medications

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  • Sue...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • September 17, 2024

Inqovi (cedazuridine / decitabine) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome "After reading the very negative review, I thought I should tell of my more positive experience. I started taking INQOVI two years ago when I had a 5Q deletion with my MDS. Previous to that, I was taking support for the pancytopenia resulting from MDS. The first chemo drug I tried was Revlimid. It stopped working after six months. A short time later, I was prescribed INQOVI. Other than some fatigue and 'Chemo Brain Fog,' I have had no side effects. It took a while, but my RBC, WBC, platelets, and neutrophils eventually started to reach a low normal, with my hemoglobin reaching a whopping 12.4! I describe my cancer as a rollercoaster, and I am just hanging on for the ride. My numbers rise and dip, but in the last year or more, I have not needed any blood transfusions: whole, RBC, or platelets. My hope is that I can stay on this for the rest of my life; my concern is that it might stop working for me. I am in my late 70s and want to live a lot longer. So far, so good! Thank you, INQOVI!"

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  • Ser...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 21, 2023

Inqovi (cedazuridine / decitabine) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome "This drug was so bad that I would rate it as life-threatening. I was taking 1 tablet daily over 5 consecutive days a month. When I was on the fourth month, the first tablet of the week, I immediately experienced my legs and arms being cooked from the inside out. They looked like I had been in a fire. I immediately stopped taking it, and over the next few days, I had lost my desire to eat and drink. I became very weak, and after 4 days, I had to go to the hospital emergency room, where they started treatment with fluids, steroids, antibiotics, blood, and platelet transfusions. My kidneys and liver had shut down also. After a few days, all the skin over my entire body was peeling or flaking off. My fingernails and toenails came off, and my feet started to bleed. After a while, it started to destroy my teeth also."

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  • Lin...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 16, 2020

For Myelodysplastic Syndrome "I started on this drug 35 mg for five days those days went fine felt okay but 8 or so days later my platelets went to 13, my white blood cell went to 226, my red blood cells to 7.6. I had to have 2 units of blood. One unit of platelets and so far several injections of Zarxio for my white blood cells. One in 10 get this response and I got it. The doctor has taken me off the drug as I am too sensitive. Extremely bad mouth sores so far my white blood cells have gone to 0 red blood cells at 7.2 platelets have gone up. This is my journey I am very sick. Really understand and investigate this drug before you take it."

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