Abreva: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Abreva: docosanol
We study 15,961 Abreva users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Abreva- 21 alternative drugs to Abreva
- 1,323 Abreva side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available for the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:
How effective is Abreva?
- Herpes labialis (oral herpes simplex) - reported by 5 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Abreva treats:
Compare Abreva with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
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- Abreva vs. Acyclovir
- Abreva vs. Advil cold and sinus
- Abreva vs. Amoxicillin
- Abreva vs. Azithromycin
- Abreva vs. Dayquil
- Abreva vs. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
- Abreva vs. Famvir
- Abreva vs. L-lysine
- Abreva vs. Lysine
- Abreva vs. Lysine acetylsalicylate
- Abreva vs. Mucinex
- Abreva vs. Prometh w/ dextromethorphan
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- Abreva vs. Sudafed 12 hour
- Abreva vs. Tylenol
- Abreva vs. Valacyclovir
- Abreva vs. Valacyclovir hydrochloride
- Abreva vs. Valtrex
- Abreva vs. Zicam
- Abreva vs. Zovirax
Common Abreva side effects:
- Application site erythema (274 reports)
- Application site irritation (244 reports)
- Application site pain (462 reports)
- Application site reaction (193 reports)
- Application site scab (172 reports)
- Application site scar (107 reports)
- Application site swelling (242 reports)
- Blister (128 reports)
- Burning sensation (143 reports)
- Chapped lips (101 reports)
- Cheilitis (153 reports)
- Drug administration error (1,793 reports)
- Drug ineffective (7,866 reports)
- Face oedema (212 reports)
- Herpes simplex (1,502 reports)
- Hypersensitivity (315 reports)
- Itching (142 reports)
- Lip dry (141 reports)
- Lip pain (150 reports)
- Lip swelling (505 reports)
- Oral discomfort (144 reports)
- Oral herpes (2,329 reports)
- Pain (168 reports)
- Rashes (259 reports)
- Scar (140 reports)
- Swelling face (337 reports)
Abreva side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Abreva side effects (15,949 reports)
Browse all side effects of Abreva:
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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 zDo you take Abreva?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Abreva safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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).
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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