What is Etanercept?
Category: Prescription Drugs
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Etanercept is an antirheumatic drug that helps block inflammation. It may be used to treat certain auto-immune conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Rheumatoid arthritis | 308 | 168 | |
Psoriatic arthritis | 129 | 94 | |
Psoriasis | 79 | 36 | |
Ankylosing spondylitis | 55 | 29 | |
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 8 | 6 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
Severity | Evaluations | |
---|---|---|
Severe | 36 | |
Moderate | 46 | |
Mild | 94 | |
None | 143 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Etanercept
Side effect | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Fatigue | 16 | |
Injection site reaction | 16 | |
Headaches | 9 | |
Bruising | 8 | |
Injection site pain | 8 | |
Immune system weak | 7 |
Why patients stopped taking Etanercept
Multiple reasons could be selected
Reason | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Did not seem to work | 141 | |
Doctor's advice | 70 | |
Side effects too severe | 57 | |
Other | 38 | |
Expense | 17 | |
Change in health plan coverage | 10 | |
Course of treatment ended | 9 | |
Personal research | 3 |
Duration
What people switch to and from
Patients started taking Etanercept after stopping:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Humira) | Adalimumab (29 | |
Apo-Methotrexate) | Methotrexate (26 | |
Plaquenil) | Hydroxychloroquine (10 | |
Arava) | Leflunomide (9 | |
Salazopyrin) | Sulfasalazine (7 |
Patients stopped taking Etanercept and switched to:
Treatment | Patients | |
---|---|---|
Humira) | Adalimumab (30 | |
Remicade) | Infliximab (7 | |
Apo-Methotrexate) | Methotrexate (6 | |
Orencia) | Abatacept (5 | |
Cimzia) | Certolizumab (5 |
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