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Plegridy and Sarcoidosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sarcoidosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Calcium, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sarcoidosis when taking Plegridy. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 14,748 people who have side effects when taking Plegridy from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Plegridy?

Plegridy has active ingredients of peginterferon beta-1a. eHealthMe is studying from 14,764 Plegridy users. Check the latest studies of Plegridy.

What is Sarcoidosis?

Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands) is found to be associated with 546 drugs and 611 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sarcoidosis.

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On Aug, 28, 2026

14,748 people reported to have side effects when taking Plegridy.
Among them, 11 people (0.07%) have Sarcoidosis.

Could Plegridy cause Sarcoidosis?

Among these 11 people:

How long have people been on Plegridy when they have Sarcoidosis? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 50 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 50 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Sarcoidosis when taking Plegridy? *

  • female: 72.73 %
  • male: 27.27 %

What is the age of people who have Sarcoidosis when taking Plegridy? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 100 %
  • 60+: 0.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Plegridy? *

  1. Vitamin D: 2 people, 18.18%
  2. Tecfidera: 2 people, 18.18%
  3. Calcium: 2 people, 18.18%

What are other side effects people have besides Sarcoidosis? *

  1. Memory Loss: 2 people, 18.18%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 18.18%
  3. Depression: 2 people, 18.18%
  4. Balance Disorder: 2 people, 18.18%
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 1 person, 9.09%
  6. Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Lymphopenia (an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood): 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Drug Intolerance (drug sensitivity): 1 person, 9.09%
  10. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Increased: 1 person, 9.09%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 10 people, 90.91%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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How severe was Sarcoidosis and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of peginterferon beta-1a:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on peginterferon beta-1a (the active ingredients of Plegridy) and Plegridy (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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