Ustekinumab
  
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| MedDRA Preferred Term | Side effect | Data for drug | Placebo | Labels | 
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| Nasopharyngitis | Nasopharyngitis | very common, 8% | 8% | x | x | x | 
| Arthralgia | Arthralgia | common |  | x | x | x | 
| Musculoskeletal discomfort | Arthralgia | common |  | x | x | x | 
| Myalgia | common, 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Back pain | Back pain | common, 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Diarrhoea | Diarrhoea | common, 2% | 2% | x | x | x | 
| Dizziness | Dizziness | common, 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Asthenia | Fatigue | common, 3% | 2% | x | x | x | 
| Fatigue | Fatigue | common, 3% | 2% | x | x | x | 
| Headache | Headache | common, 5% | 3% | x | x | x | 
| Nausea | Nausea | common |  | x | x | x | 
| Upper respiratory tract infection | Upper respiratory tract infection | common — 5% | 5% | x | x | x | 
| Injection site pain | Injection site pain | common |  |  | x | x | 
| Myalgia | Myalgia | common, 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Viral upper respiratory tract infection | Viral upper respiratory tract infection | common |  |  |  | x | 
| Injection site erythema | Injection site erythema | common, 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Tooth infection | Tooth infection | common |  | x | x | x | 
| Oropharyngeal pain | Oropharyngeal pain | common |  |  | x |  | 
| Pruritus | Pruritus | uncommon — 2% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Laryngeal pain | Pharyngolaryngeal pain | common, 1% | 1% | x |  | x | 
| Cellulitis | Cellulitis | uncommon, common |  | x | x | x | 
| Nasal congestion | Nasal congestion | uncommon, common |  |  | x | x | 
| Depression | Depression | uncommon — 1% | 1% | x | x | x | 
| Contusion | Contusion | uncommon |  | x |  | x | 
| Dermatitis | Rash | postmarketing — common |  | x | x | x | 
| Rash | Rash | postmarketing — common |  | x | x | x | 
| VIIth nerve paralysis | Facial paralysis | uncommon |  |  | x |  | 
| Haemorrhage | Haemorrhage | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Haemoglobin | Haemorrhage | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Herpes zoster | Herpes zoster | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Swelling | Swelling | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Urticaria | Urticaria | postmarketing — common |  | x | x | x | 
| Injection site reaction | Injection site reaction | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Pustular psoriasis | Pustular psoriasis | postmarketing, uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Induration | Induration | uncommon |  | x | x | x | 
| Anaphylactic shock | Anaphylactic shock | postmarketing, rare |  | x | x | x | 
| Angioedema | Angioedema | postmarketing, rare |  | x | x | x | 
| Hypersensitivity | Hypersensitivity | postmarketing — common |  | x | x | x | 
| Immune system disorder | Immune system disorder | postmarketing |  | x | x | x | 
| Erythrodermic psoriasis | Erythrodermic psoriasis | postmarketing |  | x |  |  | 
| Anxiety | Anxiety |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Appendicitis | Appendicitis |  |  |  | x |  | 
| Mental disorder | Mental disorder |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Breast cancer | Breast cancer |  |  |  | x |  | 
| Neoplasm malignant | Neoplasm malignant |  |  | x | x | x | 
| Skin cancer | Skin cancer |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Skin carcinoma |  |  | x | x | x | 
| Cholecystitis | Cholecystitis |  |  |  | x |  | 
| Infection | Infection |  |  | x | x | x | 
| Connective tissue disorder | Connective tissue disorder |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Diverticulitis | Diverticulitis |  |  | x | x | x | 
| Gastroenteritis | Gastroenteritis |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Gastrointestinal disorder | Gastrointestinal disorder |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Haematoma | Haematoma |  |  |  | x |  | 
| Mediastinal disorder | Mediastinal disorder |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Malignant melanoma | Malignant melanoma |  |  | x | x | x | 
| Melanoma skin |  |  | x | x |  | 
| Myocardial infarction | Myocardial infarction |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Acute coronary syndrome | Myocardial infarction |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Nervous system disorder | Nervous system disorder |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Osteomyelitis | Osteomyelitis |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Pain | Pain |  |  | x |  |  | 
| Pneumonia | Pneumonia |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Cerebrovascular accident | Cerebrovascular accident |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Urinary tract infection | Urinary tract infection |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Viral infection | Viral infection |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Skin disorder | Unspecified disorder of skin and subcutaneous tissue |  |  |  |  | x | 
| Sepsis | Sepsis |  |  |  | x |  | 
| Infestation | Infestation NOS |  |  |  | x | x | 
| Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome | Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |  |  | x |  |  | 
	 
 
  Indications
	Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.
	
 
	  
	  
		| Side effects: | 38 | 
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		| Source: | FDA Structured Product Label | 
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		| Side effects: | 50 | 
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		| Source: | EMA | 
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		| Side effects: | 54 | 
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		| Source: | Medsafe | 
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|  |  | not found on label |