Abilify vs. Aricept: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Abilify and Aricept. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 184,403 people who take Abilify and Aricept, and is updated regularly.
What is Abilify?
Abilify has active ingredients of aripiprazole. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 101,454 Abilify users. Check the latest studies of Abilify.
What is Aricept?
Aricept has active ingredients of donepezil hydrochloride. It is often used in alzheimer's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 24,756 Aricept users. Check the latest studies of Aricept.
184,403 people who take Abilify and Aricept are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride)
- Abilify (aripiprazole)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Abilify:
- not at all: 8.71 %
- somewhat: 23.88 %
- moderate: 28.63 %
- high: 25.9 %
- very high: 12.88 %
Aricept:
- not at all: 16.09 %
- somewhat: 40.78 %
- moderate: 31.56 %
- high: 9.06 %
- very high: 2.5 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Cetin, M., Celik, M., Cakici, M., Polat, M., & Suner, A, "Aripiprazole-Induced Hoarseness", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018 Jan .
- Cetin M, Celik M, Cakici M, Polat M, Suner A, "Aripiprazole induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a case report", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2014 Dec .
- Cetin, M., Celik, M., Cakici, M., Polat, M., & Suner, A, "Aripiprazole-Induced Hoarseness", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2018 Jan .
- Cetin M, Celik M, Cakici M, Polat M, Suner A, "Aripiprazole induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a case report", Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2014 Dec .
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Browse all side effects of Abilify:
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 zBrowse all side effects of Aricept:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on aripiprazole and donepezil hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Abilify and Aricept, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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