Remicade and Crohn's disease - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Crohn's disease is found among people who take Remicade, especially for people who are female, 10-19 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Remicade and have Crohn's disease. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 201,081 people who have side effects when taking Remicade 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.

On May, 25, 2023

201,081 people reported to have side effects when taking Remicade.
Among them, 8,065 people (4.01%) have Crohn's disease.

What is Remicade?

Remicade has active ingredients of infliximab. It is often used in crohn's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 202,415 Remicade users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Crohn's disease?

Crohn's disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract) is found to be associated with 2,514 drugs and 1,968 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Remicade and Crohn's disease reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Remicade and have Crohn's disease?

Check whether Crohn's disease is associated with a drug or a condition

How 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 Crohn's disease and when was it recovered:

Crohn's disease in Remicade

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of infliximab:

Crohn's disease and drugs with ingredients of infliximab (10,132 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Remicade:

Remicade (202,415 reports)

Common Remicade side effects:

Drug ineffective: 37,128 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 19,890 reports
Pain: 15,979 reports
Rashes (redness): 13,418 reports
Joint pain: 13,157 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 12,449 reports
Joint swelling: 10,802 reports

Browse all side effects of Remicade:

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Crohn's disease treatments and more:

Crohn's disease (311,603 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Crohn's disease:

Common drugs associated with Crohn's disease:

All the drugs that are associated with Crohn's disease:

Crohn's disease (2,514 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Crohn's disease:

Acne: 4,791 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 1,983 reports
Pain: 1,966 reports
High blood pressure: 1,721 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Crohn's disease:

Crohn's disease (1,968 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on infliximab (the active ingredients of Remicade) and Remicade (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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