Actifed vs. Ipratropium bromide: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Actifed and Ipratropium bromide. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 63,876 people who take Actifed and Ipratropium bromide, 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 Ipratropium bromide?
Ipratropium bromide has active ingredients of ipratropium bromide. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 17,965 Ipratropium bromide users. Check the latest studies of Ipratropium bromide.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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63,876 people who take Actifed and Ipratropium bromide are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Actifed (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride)
- Ipratropium Bromide (ipratropium bromide)
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 %
Ipratropium Bromide:
- not at all: 3.14 %
- somewhat: 13.0 %
- moderate: 38.57 %
- high: 27.35 %
- very high: 17.94 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Actifed (991 reports)
- Ipratropium bromide (17,749 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 Ipratropium bromide:
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 ipratropium bromide (the active ingredients of Actifed and Ipratropium bromide, 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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