How effective is Catapres for High Blood Pressure? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.2/5 Long term ratings: 3.4/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Catapres (clonidine hydrochloride) is for High blood pressure and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 47 Catapres users and is updated continuously.
What is Catapres?
Catapres has active ingredients of clonidine hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 6,680 Catapres users. Check the latest studies of Catapres.
What is High blood pressure?
High blood pressure is found to be associated with 3,496 drugs and 5,229 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of High blood pressure.
47 people are studied for taking Catapres in High blood pressure
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Catapres effectiveness for High blood pressure (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 1
- somewhat: 11
- moderate: 20
- high: 8
- very high: 7
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 6
- moderate: 10
- high: 4
- very high: 6
Gender of people who take Catapres for High blood pressure *:
- female: 61.7 %
- male: 38.3 %
Age of people who take Catapres for High blood pressure *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 4.26 %
- 30-39: 4.26 %
- 40-49: 12.77 %
- 50-59: 27.66 %
- 60+: 51.06 %
Who find Catapres more effective for High Blood Pressure?
Gender of people who take Catapres for High blood pressure *:
- female: 53.33 %
- male: 46.67 %
Age of people who take Catapres for High blood pressure *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 6.67 %
- 30-39: 13.33 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 46.67 %
- 60+: 33.33 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Catapres?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Catapres safety and effectiveness.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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Catapres (6,680 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- High blood pressure (1,062,752 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on clonidine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Catapres) and Catapres (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 neither.
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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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