Leflunomide and Joint pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Joint pain is found among people who take Leflunomide, 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 Leflunomide and have Joint pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 76,285 people who have side effects when taking Leflunomide 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.
76,285 people reported to have side effects when taking Leflunomide.
Among them, 14,380 people (18.85%) have Joint pain.
What is Leflunomide?
Leflunomide has active ingredients of leflunomide. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 67,913 Leflunomide users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Joint pain?
Joint pain is found to be associated with 4,868 drugs and 4,982 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Leflunomide and Joint pain reports submitted per year:

Time on Leflunomide when people have Joint pain *:
Gender of people who have Joint pain when taking Leflunomide*:
Age of people who have Joint pain when taking Leflunomide *:
Common drugs people take besides Leflunomide *:
Common side effects people have besides Joint pain *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Leflunomide 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.
Related studies
How severe was Joint pain and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of leflunomide:
- Joint pain and drugs with ingredients of leflunomide (18,966 reports)
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Leflunomide:
- Leflunomide (67,913 reports)
Common Leflunomide side effects:
- Drug ineffective: 30,964 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 19,759 reports
- Joint pain: 14,380 reports
- Pain: 13,190 reports
- Joint swelling: 12,445 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11,212 reports
- Rashes (redness): 10,266 reports
Browse all side effects of Leflunomide:
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 (448,178 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: 49,616 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
- Leflunomide: 14,380 reports
- Sulfasalazine: 13,724 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Joint pain:
- Joint pain (4,868 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 (4,982 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on leflunomide (the active ingredients of Leflunomide) and Leflunomide (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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