Cimzia and Nail abnormalities - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Nail abnormalities is reported as a side effect among people who take Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Cosentyx, and have Psoriatic arthropathy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Nail abnormalities when taking Cimzia. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 106,367 people who have side effects when taking Cimzia from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Cimzia?

Cimzia has active ingredients of certolizumab pegol. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 106,745 Cimzia users. Check the latest studies of Cimzia.

What is Nail abnormalities?

Nail abnormalities (abnormal nail) is found to be associated with 211 drugs and 652 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Nail abnormalities.



On Jul, 20, 2026

106,367 people reported to have side effects when taking Cimzia.
Among them, 11 people (0.01%) have Nail abnormalities.

Could Cimzia cause Nail abnormalities?

Among these 11 people:

How long have people been on Cimzia when they have Nail abnormalities? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Nail abnormalities when taking Cimzia? *

  • female: 100 %
  • male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Nail abnormalities when taking Cimzia? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 33.33 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 66.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Cimzia? *

  1. Cosentyx: 10 people, 90.91%
  2. Tylenol: 6 people, 54.55%
  3. Enbrel: 6 people, 54.55%
  4. Humira: 6 people, 54.55%
  5. Voltaren: 6 people, 54.55%
  6. Zomig: 5 people, 45.45%
  7. Methotrexate: 5 people, 45.45%
  8. Avapro: 5 people, 45.45%
  9. Cymbalta: 5 people, 45.45%
  10. Glumetza: 5 people, 45.45%

What are other side effects people have besides Nail abnormalities? *

  1. Pain In Extremity: 11 people, 100.00%
  2. Joint Pain: 11 people, 100.00%
  3. Joint Swelling: 11 people, 100.00%
  4. Musculoskeletal Stiffness (stiffness of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 11 people, 100.00%
  5. Dactylitis (dactylitis or sausage digit is inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe), and can be painful): 10 people, 90.91%
  6. Weight Loss: 6 people, 54.55%
  7. Appendiceal Abscess: 6 people, 54.55%
  8. Depression: 6 people, 54.55%
  9. Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall): 6 people, 54.55%
  10. Finger Deformity (a deformed position of the finger): 6 people, 54.55%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 11 people, 100.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Nail abnormalities and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of certolizumab pegol:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on certolizumab pegol (the active ingredients of Cimzia) and Cimzia (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.

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.

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).

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