Adalat cc vs. Simvastatin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Adalat cc and Simvastatin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 423,178 people who take Adalat cc and Simvastatin, and is updated regularly.
What is Adalat cc?
Adalat cc has active ingredients of nifedipine. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 5,019 Adalat cc users. Check the latest studies of Adalat cc.
What is Simvastatin?
Simvastatin has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 256,970 Simvastatin users. Check the latest studies of Simvastatin.
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 >>>.
423,178 people who take Adalat cc and Simvastatin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Simvastatin (simvastatin)
- Adalat Cc (nifedipine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Adalat Cc:
- not at all: 1.87 %
- somewhat: 19.14 %
- moderate: 37.08 %
- high: 34.94 %
- very high: 6.96 %
Simvastatin:
- not at all: 1.4 %
- somewhat: 12.45 %
- moderate: 34.54 %
- high: 38.91 %
- very high: 12.7 %
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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:
- Adalat cc (4,916 reports)
- Simvastatin (249,447 reports)
Browse all side effects of Adalat cc:
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 Simvastatin:
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 nifedipine and simvastatin (the active ingredients of Adalat cc and Simvastatin, 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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