Humira and Joint pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Joint pain is found among people who take Humira, 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 Humira and have Joint pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 647,817 people who have side effects when taking Humira 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.
647,817 people reported to have side effects when taking Humira.
Among them, 47,464 people (7.33%) have Joint pain.
What is Humira?
Humira has active ingredients of adalimumab. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 650,663 Humira users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Joint pain?
Joint pain is found to be associated with 4,831 drugs and 4,918 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Humira and Joint pain reports submitted per year:

Time on Humira when people have Joint pain *:
Gender of people who have Joint pain when taking Humira*:
Age of people who have Joint pain when taking Humira *:
Common drugs people take besides Humira *:
Common side effects people have besides Joint pain *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Humira and have Joint pain?
Check whether Joint pain 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.
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Related studies
How severe was Joint pain and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of adalimumab:
- Joint pain and drugs with ingredients of adalimumab (48,258 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Humira:
- Humira (650,663 reports)
Common Humira side effects:
- Drug ineffective: 93,489 reports
- Joint pain: 47,464 reports
- Pain: 47,288 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 39,149 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 38,407 reports
- Rashes (redness): 32,791 reports
- Diarrhea: 27,396 reports
Browse all side effects of Humira:
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 zJoint pain treatments and more:
- Joint pain (448,101 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Joint pain:
- Joint pain in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Joint pain in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Joint pain in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Joint pain:
- Enbrel: 49,585 reports
- Humira: 47,464 reports
- Methotrexate: 45,719 reports
- Prednisone: 38,003 reports
- Xeljanz: 21,086 reports
- Actemra: 16,945 reports
- Orencia: 16,537 reports
- Aspirin: 15,754 reports
- Sulfasalazine: 13,724 reports
- Remicade: 13,157 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Joint pain:
- Joint pain (4,831 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Joint pain:
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 80,403 reports
- Osteoporosis: 19,578 reports
- Psoriasis: 15,985 reports
- High blood pressure: 15,849 reports
- Crohn's disease: 15,813 reports
- Pain: 14,528 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Joint pain:
- Joint pain (4,918 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on adalimumab (the active ingredients of Humira) and Humira (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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