Stelara and Vancomycin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Stelara (ustekinumab) and Vancomycin (vancomycin). Common drug interactions include pleural effusion among females and intestinal haematoma among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Stelara and Vancomycin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Stelara?

Stelara has active ingredients of ustekinumab. It is often used in psoriasis. eHealthMe is studying from 96,053 Stelara users. Check the latest studies of Stelara.

What is Vancomycin?

Vancomycin has active ingredients of vancomycin. eHealthMe is studying from 17,165 Vancomycin users. Check the latest studies of Vancomycin.

On Jul, 12, 2026

28 people who take Stelara and Vancomycin together, and have interactions are studied.

Stelara and Vancomycin drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Stelara and Vancomycin, by gender? *:

female:

Pleural effusion (water on the lungs)
Productive cough
Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
Psoriatic arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop)
Rash
Rash pruritic (redness with itching)
Rectal abscess (pus in rectum)
Red blood cell sedimentation rate increased
Respiratory tract congestion (blockage on respiratory system)
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints)

male:

Intestinal haematoma (collection of blood, usually clotted, in intestine)
Abdominal pain
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
Iron deficiency
Alpha haemolytic streptococcal infection (infections with alpha-haemolytic strep bacteria are common; many strains live naturally in humans)
Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
Cardiac arrest
Cardio-respiratory arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs)
Clostridium test positive

What are the common drug interactions of Stelara and Vancomycin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Intestinal haematoma (collection of blood, usually clotted, in intestine)
Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
Pyrexia (fever)
Abdominal pain
Clostridium difficile colitis (inflammation of colon by clostridium difficile bacteria infection)
Injection site pain

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Diarrhoea
Hypertransaminasaemia
Liver abscess (pus in liver)
Staphylococcal infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria)
Cholelithiasis (the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)
Anal abscess
Anal fistula
Alpha haemolytic streptococcal infection (infections with alpha-haemolytic strep bacteria are common; many strains live naturally in humans)
Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
Clostridium test positive

40-49:

Intestinal obstruction
Rectal abscess (pus in rectum)
Abdominal pain
Cholangitis sclerosing (infection and obstruction of bile duct)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)

50-59:

Abdominal pain
Aspartate aminotransferase increased
Asthenia (weakness)
Asthma
Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
Blood parathyroid hormone decreased
Blood pressure decreased
Body temperature decreased
Bone lesion (bone with abnormalities. bone lesions can result from growth formations, infections, or injuries)
C-reactive protein increased

60+:

Ill-defined disorder

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 16 people, 57.14%
Short-Bowel Syndrome (a condition in which the body cannot absorb enough fluids and nutrients because part of the small intestine is missing): 11 people, 39.29%
Pain: 7 people, 25.00%
Diarrhea: 6 people, 21.43%
Abdominal Pain: 5 people, 17.86%
Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 5 people, 17.86%
Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood): 5 people, 17.86%
Asthma: 5 people, 17.86%
Gallstones (stone formation by bile component): 4 people, 14.29%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 14.29%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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