Stelara and Blindness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Blindness is reported as a side effect among people who take Stelara (ustekinumab), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Humira, and have Psoriatic arthropathy.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Blindness when taking Stelara. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 95,658 people who have side effects when taking Stelara from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Stelara?
Stelara has active ingredients of ustekinumab. It is often used in psoriasis. eHealthMe is studying from 96,053 Stelara users. Check the latest studies of Stelara.
What is Blindness?
Blindness is found to be associated with 1,509 drugs and 1,986 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Blindness.
95,658 people reported to have side effects when taking Stelara.
Among them, 74 people (0.08%) have Blindness.

Among these 74 people:
How long have people been on Stelara when they have Blindness? *
- < 1 month: 37.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 12.5 %
- 6 - 12 months: 25.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 25.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Blindness when taking Stelara? *
- female: 64.18 %
- male: 35.82 %
What is the age of people who have Blindness when taking Stelara? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 7.32 %
- 40-49: 14.63 %
- 50-59: 36.59 %
- 60+: 41.46 %
What are other drugs people take besides Stelara? *
- Humira: 9 people, 12.16%
- Enbrel: 7 people, 9.46%
- Cyclosporine: 4 people, 5.41%
- Vitamin D3: 4 people, 5.41%
- Cosentyx: 4 people, 5.41%
- Voltaren: 3 people, 4.05%
- Vivelle: 3 people, 4.05%
- Prilosec: 3 people, 4.05%
- Calcipotriene And Betamethasone Dipropionate: 3 people, 4.05%
- Enstilar: 3 people, 4.05%
What are other side effects people have besides Blindness? *
- Headache (pain in head): 13 people, 17.57%
- Drug Ineffective: 9 people, 12.16%
- Itching: 8 people, 10.81%
- Dizziness: 8 people, 10.81%
- Weakness: 7 people, 9.46%
- Confusional State: 7 people, 9.46%
- Rashes (redness): 7 people, 9.46%
- Activities Of Daily Living Impaired: 6 people, 8.11%
- Pain: 6 people, 8.11%
- Gait Disturbance: 6 people, 8.11%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 5 people, 6.76%
- Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 4 people, 5.41%
- Pain: 3 people, 4.05%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 3 people, 4.05%
- Ill-Defined Disorder: 3 people, 4.05%
- Cystitis Interstitial (unknown cause characterized by bladder pain): 2 people, 2.70%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 2.70%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 1.35%
- Muscle Aches (muscle pain): 1 person, 1.35%
- Abnormal Faeces (abnormal stool): 1 person, 1.35%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Stelara:
- Stelara (96,053 reports)
Blindness treatments and more:
- Blindness (45,948 reports)
How severe was Blindness and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ustekinumab:
- Blindness and drugs with ingredients of ustekinumab (73 reports)
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+
Browse all side effects of Stelara:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Blindness:
- Blindness (1,509 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Blindness:
- Blindness (1,986 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ustekinumab (the active ingredients of Stelara) and Stelara (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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