Enbrel and Bell's palsy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Bell's palsy is found among people who take Enbrel, 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 Enbrel and have Bell's palsy. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 633,316 people who have side effects when taking Enbrel 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.
633,316 people reported to have side effects when taking Enbrel.
Among them, 151 people (0.02%) have Bell's palsy.
What is Enbrel?
Enbrel has active ingredients of etanercept. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 635,034 Enbrel users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Bell's palsy?
Bell's palsy (facial paralysis) is found to be associated with 1,596 drugs and 1,131 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Enbrel and Bell's palsy reports submitted per year:

Time on Enbrel when people have Bell's palsy *:
Gender of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Enbrel*:
Age of people who have Bell's palsy when taking Enbrel *:
Common drugs people take besides Enbrel *:
Common side effects people have besides Bell's palsy *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Enbrel and have Bell's palsy?
Check whether Bell's palsy is associated with a drug or a conditionHow 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 Bell's palsy and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of etanercept:
- Bell's palsy and drugs with ingredients of etanercept (151 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Enbrel:
- Enbrel (635,034 reports)
Common Enbrel side effects:
- Drug ineffective: 90,931 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 56,708 reports
- Joint pain: 49,585 reports
- Pain: 47,830 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 32,388 reports
- Rashes (redness): 29,268 reports
- Joint swelling: 29,056 reports
Browse all side effects of Enbrel:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBell's palsy treatments and more:
- Bell's palsy (6,228 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Bell's palsy in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Bell's palsy in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Bell's palsy:
- Vioxx: 306 reports
- Prednisone: 237 reports
- Methotrexate: 222 reports
- Aspirin: 180 reports
- Lipitor: 167 reports
- Neurontin: 155 reports
- Zoloft: 151 reports
- Celebrex: 151 reports
- Enbrel: 151 reports
- Lasix: 142 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy (1,596 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Bell's palsy:
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 191 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 188 reports
- High blood pressure: 169 reports
- Depression: 151 reports
- Pain: 130 reports
- Hepatitis c: 127 reports
- Osteoporosis: 104 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Bell's palsy:
- Bell's palsy (1,131 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on etanercept (the active ingredients of Enbrel) and Enbrel (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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