Enbrel and Pharyngeal ulceration - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pharyngeal ulceration 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 Cosentyx, and have Psoriasis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pharyngeal ulceration 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 Pharyngeal ulceration?

Pharyngeal ulceration is found to be associated with 176 drugs and 363 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pharyngeal ulceration.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Aug, 27, 2026

662,905 people reported to have side effects when taking Enbrel.
Among them, 79 people (0.01%) have Pharyngeal ulceration.

Could Enbrel cause Pharyngeal ulceration?

Among these 79 people:

How long have people been on Enbrel when they have Pharyngeal ulceration? *

What is the gender of people who have Pharyngeal ulceration when taking Enbrel? *

female: 93.59 %
male: 6.41 %

What is the age of people who have Pharyngeal ulceration when taking Enbrel? *

What are other drugs people take besides Enbrel? *

What are other side effects people have besides Pharyngeal ulceration? *

Swallowing Difficulty: 44 people, 55.70%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 33 people, 41.77%
Oropharyngeal Pain: 33 people, 41.77%
Fever: 32 people, 40.51%
Mobility Decreased (ability to move is reduced): 28 people, 35.44%
Tongue Ulceration (ulcers on tongue): 25 people, 31.65%
Cardiac Failure Congestive: 25 people, 31.65%
Sleep Disorder: 24 people, 30.38%
Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 24 people, 30.38%
Postoperative Wound Infection: 23 people, 29.11%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 26 people, 32.91%
Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 5 people, 6.33%
Behcet's Syndrome (involves inflammation of the blood vessels): 1 person, 1.27%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Pharyngeal ulceration (363 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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