Arava and Enterocolitis infectious - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Enterocolitis infectious is found among people who take Arava, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Arava and have Enterocolitis infectious. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 67,744 people who have side effects when taking Arava from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Apr, 01, 2023

67,744 people reported to have side effects when taking Arava.
Among them, 11 people (0.02%) have Enterocolitis infectious.

What is Arava?

Arava has active ingredients of leflunomide. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 68,104 Arava users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Enterocolitis infectious?

Enterocolitis infectious is found to be associated with 602 drugs and 331 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Arava and Enterocolitis infectious reports submitted per year:

Could Arava cause Enterocolitis infectious?

Time on Arava when people have Enterocolitis infectious *:

Gender of people who have Enterocolitis infectious when taking Arava *:

female: 81.82 %
male: 18.18 %

Age of people who have Enterocolitis infectious when taking Arava *:

Common drugs people take besides Arava *:

Common side effects people have besides Enterocolitis infectious *:

Histiocytosis Haematophagic: 7 people, 63.64%
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptoms (adverse drug reactions with rash): 7 people, 63.64%
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 5 people, 45.45%
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 4 people, 36.36%
Hyponatremia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration): 3 people, 27.27%
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract): 3 people, 27.27%
Oesophagitis (inflammation of oesophagus): 3 people, 27.27%
Hypokalemia (low potassium): 3 people, 27.27%
Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 3 people, 27.27%
Cytolytic Hepatitis (dissolution or destruction of a liver cell): 3 people, 27.27%

Common conditions people have *:

Latent Tuberculosis (hidden tuberculosis): 2 people, 18.18%
Pain: 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Arava and have Enterocolitis infectious?

Check whether Enterocolitis infectious is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

How severe was Enterocolitis infectious and when was it recovered:

Enterocolitis infectious in Arava

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of leflunomide:

Enterocolitis infectious and drugs with ingredients of leflunomide

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Arava:

Arava (68,104 reports)

Common Arava side effects:

Drug ineffective: 29,227 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 20,257 reports
Pain: 15,538 reports
Joint pain: 12,490 reports
Joint swelling: 12,313 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11,298 reports
Rashes (redness): 10,661 reports

Browse all side effects of Arava:

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Enterocolitis infectious treatments and more:

Enterocolitis infectious (1,346 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Enterocolitis infectious:

All the drugs that are associated with Enterocolitis infectious:

Enterocolitis infectious (602 drugs)

All the conditions that are associated with Enterocolitis infectious:

Enterocolitis infectious (331 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on leflunomide (the active ingredients of Arava) and Arava (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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).

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