Enbrel and C. diff - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
C. diff is reported as a side effect among people who take Enbrel (etanercept), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Methotrexate, and have Psoriatic arthropathy.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have C. diff when taking Enbrel. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 662,905 people who have side effects when taking Enbrel from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Enbrel?
Enbrel has active ingredients of etanercept. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 664,676 Enbrel users. Check the latest studies of Enbrel.
What is C. diff?
C. diff is found to be associated with 1,625 drugs and 1,768 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of C. diff.
662,905 people reported to have side effects when taking Enbrel.
Among them, 94 people (0.01%) have C. diff.

Among these 94 people:
How long have people been on Enbrel when they have C. diff? *
What is the gender of people who have C. diff when taking Enbrel? *
What is the age of people who have C. diff when taking Enbrel? *
What are other drugs people take besides Enbrel? *
What are other side effects people have besides C. diff? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Enbrel:
- Enbrel (664,676 reports)
C. diff treatments and more:
- C. diff (13,844 reports)
How severe was C. diff and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of etanercept:
- C. diff and drugs with ingredients of etanercept (118 reports)
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+
Common Enbrel side effects:
- Enbrel side effect: Drug ineffective (98,525 reports)
- Enbrel side effect: Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints) (61,655 reports)
- Enbrel side effect: Injection site pain (59,545 reports)
- Enbrel side effect: Injection site erythema (redness at injection site) (43,008 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 zCommon drugs associated with C. diff:
- Prednisone side effect: C. diff (1,546 reports)
- Cyclophosphamide side effect: C. diff (993 reports)
- Methotrexate side effect: C. diff (910 reports)
- Aspirin side effect: C. diff (807 reports)
- Etoposide side effect: C. diff (725 reports)
- Cytarabine side effect: C. diff (692 reports)
- Metronidazole side effect: C. diff (662 reports)
- Pantoprazole side effect: C. diff (645 reports)
- Furosemide side effect: C. diff (643 reports)
- Omeprazole side effect: C. diff (637 reports)
Browse all the drugs that are associated with C. diff:
- C. diff (1,625 drugs)
Common conditions associated with C. diff:
- Multiple myeloma: 814 reports
- Blood pressure increased: 750 reports
- Leukemia - acute childhood (all): 516 reports
- Pain relief: 482 reports
- Ileitis: 454 reports
- Cystitis: 411 reports
- Ms hug: 348 reports
- Colitis ulcerative: 343 reports
- Ra: 332 reports
- Osteoporosis: 322 reports
Browse all the conditions that are associated with C. diff:
- C. diff (1,768 conditions)
Drugs similar to Enbrel and C. diff :
- Actemra side effect: C. diff
- Arava side effect: C. diff
- Celebrex side effect: C. diff
- Folic acid side effect: C. diff
- Humira side effect: C. diff
- Hydroxychloroquine sulfate side effect: C. diff
- Leflunomide side effect: C. diff
- Methotrexate side effect: C. diff
- Methotrexate sodium side effect: C. diff
- Orencia side effect: C. diff
- Plaquenil side effect: C. diff
- Prednisone side effect: C. diff
- Remicade side effect: C. diff
- Sulfasalazine side effect: C. diff
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.
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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