How effective is Remicade for Rheumatoid Arthritis? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.5/5 Long term ratings: 3.6/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Remicade (infliximab) is for Rheumatoid arthritis and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 134 Remicade users and is updated continuously.
What is Remicade?
Remicade has active ingredients of infliximab. It is often used in crohn's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 224,011 Remicade users. Check the latest studies of Remicade.
What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints) is found to be associated with 1,679 drugs and 2,122 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Rheumatoid arthritis.
134 people are studied for taking Remicade in Rheumatoid arthritis
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Remicade effectiveness for Rheumatoid arthritis (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 7
- somewhat: 20
- moderate: 36
- high: 47
- very high: 24
Long Term:
- not at all: 4
- somewhat: 11
- moderate: 19
- high: 32
- very high: 17
Gender of people who take Remicade for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- female: 82.84 %
- male: 17.16 %
Age of people who take Remicade for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.75 %
- 20-29: 6.72 %
- 30-39: 8.96 %
- 40-49: 22.39 %
- 50-59: 23.88 %
- 60+: 37.31 %
Who find Remicade more effective for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Gender of people who take Remicade for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- female: 76.06 %
- male: 23.94 %
Age of people who take Remicade for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 8.45 %
- 30-39: 9.86 %
- 40-49: 18.31 %
- 50-59: 19.72 %
- 60+: 43.66 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Remicade?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Remicade safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies:
- Mathai, P. C., Andrade, N. N., Aggarwal, N., Nerurkar, S., & Kapoor, P. , "Low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential risk factor for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw", Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2018 Jan .
- Azuma N, Matsui K, Hashimoto N, Yoshikawa T, Sano H, "Successful Switch to Golimumab for Eosinophilia and Skin Symptoms Related to Multiple Biologics in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis", Internal Medicine, 2017 Jun .
- Saif MW, "Rheumatoid arthritis associated with the use of Sandostatin? LAR? depot in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor", An association or a coincidence? The first case report, 2017 Jan .
- Ahmed AB, Radwan AM, Baddary HM, "Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Relationship with Disease Activity", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2016 Jan .
- Mathai, P. C., Andrade, N. N., Aggarwal, N., Nerurkar, S., & Kapoor, P. , "Low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential risk factor for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw", Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2018 Jan .
- Azuma N, Matsui K, Hashimoto N, Yoshikawa T, Sano H, "Successful Switch to Golimumab for Eosinophilia and Skin Symptoms Related to Multiple Biologics in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis", Internal Medicine, 2017 Jun .
- Saif MW, "Rheumatoid arthritis associated with the use of Sandostatin? LAR? depot in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor", An association or a coincidence? The first case report, 2017 Jan .
- Ahmed AB, Radwan AM, Baddary HM, "Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Relationship with Disease Activity", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2016 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Remicade (224,011 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (1,091,833 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on infliximab (the active ingredients of Remicade) and Remicade (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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