Aczone vs. Retin-a-micro: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Aczone and Retin-a-micro. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 27,000 people who take Aczone and Retin-a-micro, and is updated regularly.
What is Aczone?
Aczone has active ingredients of dapsone. It is often used in acne. eHealthMe is studying from 1,152 Aczone users. Check the latest studies of Aczone.
What is Retin-a-micro?
Retin-a-micro has active ingredients of tretinoin. eHealthMe is studying from 2 Retin-a-micro users. Check the latest studies of Retin-a-micro.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
27,000 people who take Aczone and Retin-a-micro are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Retin-A-Micro (tretinoin)
- Aczone (dapsone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Aczone:
- not at all: 4.73 %
- somewhat: 20.27 %
- moderate: 20.27 %
- high: 27.7 %
- very high: 27.03 %
Retin-A-Micro:
- not at all: 2.61 %
- somewhat: 23.53 %
- moderate: 33.33 %
- high: 26.8 %
- very high: 13.73 %
Want to compare Aczone with Retin-a-micro?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)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 publications that referenced our studies
- Semira ZA, Zulfkar Q, Sameem F, "Livedo reticularis associated with dapsone therapy in a patient with chronic urticaria", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Semira ZA, Zulfkar Q, Sameem F, "Livedo reticularis associated with dapsone therapy in a patient with chronic urticaria", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Aczone (1,126 reports)
- Retin-a-micro (2 reports)
Browse all side effects of Aczone:
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 Retin-a-micro:
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 dapsone and tretinoin (the active ingredients of Aczone and Retin-a-micro, 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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