Actifed vs. Hydroxyzine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Actifed and Hydroxyzine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 86,539 people who take Actifed and Hydroxyzine, and is updated regularly.
What is Actifed?
Actifed has active ingredients of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 1,091 Actifed users. Check the latest studies of Actifed.
What is Hydroxyzine?
Hydroxyzine has active ingredients of hydroxyzine hydrochloride. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 54,070 Hydroxyzine users. Check the latest studies of Hydroxyzine.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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86,539 people who take Actifed and Hydroxyzine are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Actifed (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride)
- Hydroxyzine (hydroxyzine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Actifed:
- not at all: 2.04 %
- somewhat: 22.45 %
- moderate: 32.65 %
- high: 34.69 %
- very high: 8.16 %
Hydroxyzine:
- not at all: 5.19 %
- somewhat: 26.31 %
- moderate: 34.91 %
- high: 24.11 %
- very high: 9.49 %
Want to compare Actifed with Hydroxyzine?
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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
- Ate? ?, Arikan MF, Kaplan M, Altay M, "Hydroxyzine induced pancytopenia and petechial rashes: a rare complication", Journal Of Contemporary Medicine, 2017 Jan .
- Ate? ?, Arikan MF, Kaplan M, Altay M, "Hydroxyzine induced pancytopenia and petechial rashes: a rare complication", Journal Of Contemporary Medicine, 2017 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Actifed (991 reports)
- Hydroxyzine (51,898 reports)
Browse all side effects of Actifed:
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 Hydroxyzine:
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 pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride and hydroxyzine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Actifed and Hydroxyzine, 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?
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