Enbrel and Onychalgia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Onychalgia 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 Psoriasis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Onychalgia 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 664,678 Enbrel users. Check the latest studies of Enbrel.
What is Onychalgia?
Onychalgia (nail biting) is found to be associated with 250 drugs and 275 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Onychalgia.
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662,905 people reported to have side effects when taking Enbrel.
Among them, 58 people (0.01%) have Onychalgia.

Among these 58 people:
How long have people been on Enbrel when they have Onychalgia? *
- < 1 month: 6.67 %
- 1 - 6 months: 40.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 6.67 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 13.33 %
- 5 - 10 years: 13.33 %
- 10+ years: 20.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Onychalgia when taking Enbrel? *
- female: 91.07 %
- male: 8.93 %
What is the age of people who have Onychalgia when taking Enbrel? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 2 %
- 20-29: 4 %
- 30-39: 4 %
- 40-49: 16 %
- 50-59: 32 %
- 60+: 42 %
What are other drugs people take besides Enbrel? *
- Methotrexate: 12 people, 20.69%
- Plaquenil: 4 people, 6.90%
- Remicade: 4 people, 6.90%
- Leflunomide: 3 people, 5.17%
- Codeine: 2 people, 3.45%
- Cymbalta: 2 people, 3.45%
- Prednisone: 2 people, 3.45%
- Calcium: 2 people, 3.45%
- Otezla: 2 people, 3.45%
- Morphine Sulfate: 1 person, 1.72%
What are other side effects people have besides Onychalgia? *
- Pain In Extremity: 18 people, 31.03%
- Joint Pain: 16 people, 27.59%
- Injection Site Pain: 12 people, 20.69%
- Pain: 12 people, 20.69%
- Itching: 10 people, 17.24%
- Nail Disorder (disease of nail): 9 people, 15.52%
- Headache (pain in head): 9 people, 15.52%
- Drug Ineffective: 8 people, 13.79%
- Mobility Decreased (ability to move is reduced): 8 people, 13.79%
- Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 7 people, 12.07%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 18 people, 31.03%
- Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 17 people, 29.31%
- Diabetes: 3 people, 5.17%
- Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) (an autoimmune or connective tissue disease. it is characterized by thickening of the skin): 1 person, 1.72%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 1 person, 1.72%
- Pustular Psoriasis (raised bumps on the skin that are filled with pus): 1 person, 1.72%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 1 person, 1.72%
- Pain: 1 person, 1.72%
- Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint): 1 person, 1.72%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 1 person, 1.72%
* 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 (664,678 reports)
Onychalgia treatments and more:
- Onychalgia (1,231 reports)
How severe was Onychalgia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of etanercept:
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+
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Onychalgia:
- Onychalgia (250 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Onychalgia:
- Onychalgia (275 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.
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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