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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.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Rheumatoid arthritis 3796 196
Psoriatic arthritis 485 94
Psoriasis 465 39
Ankylosing spondylitis 274 26
Polyarticular onset juvenile arthritis 29 8

Show all 40 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 5811 patients that have taken Etanercept

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 38
Moderate 48
Mild 96
None 167

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Etanercept

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 17
Headaches 9
Bruising 8
Injection site itching 7
Injection site pain 7
Injection site redness 7

Show all 93 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Etanercept

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 159
Doctor's advice 81
Side effects too severe 63
Other 46
Expense 22
Change in health plan coverage 10
Course of treatment ended 9
Personal research 3
See all 287 patients who've stopped taking Etanercept

Duration

Stopped taking Etanercept

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 35
1 - 6 months 61
6 months - 1 year 60
1 - 2 years 50
2 - 5 years 40
5 - 10 years 21
10 years or more 14
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 284
Usually 39
Sometimes 10
Never taken as prescribed 16
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 14
Somewhat hard to take 67
A little hard to take 93
Not at all hard to take 175
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 24
$100-199 8
$50-99 20
$25-49 37
< $25 145
Not specified 115

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Etanercept after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 42
Adalimumab (Humira) 41
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) 12
Leflunomide (Arava) 11
Infliximab (Remicade) 5

Show all 19 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Etanercept and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Adalimumab (Humira) 58
Golimumab (Simponi) 11
Infliximab (Remicade) 10
Abatacept (Orencia) 8
Certolizumab (Cimzia) 8

Show all 22 treatments patients report switching to

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18 patient evaluations for Etanercept

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Jan 6, 2019 (Started Feb 20, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 31, 2018 (Started Feb 20, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Aug 19, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 9, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for psoriatic arthritis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (weakened immune system)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Weekly
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  • 0 helpful marks
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