Advair hfa vs. Symbicort: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Advair hfa and Symbicort. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 281,149 people who take Advair hfa and Symbicort, and is updated regularly.
What is Advair hfa?
Advair hfa has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 69,790 Advair hfa users. Check the latest studies of Advair hfa.
What is Symbicort?
Symbicort has active ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 114,792 Symbicort users. Check the latest studies of Symbicort.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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281,149 people who take Advair hfa and Symbicort are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Advair Hfa (fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate)
- Symbicort (budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Advair Hfa:
- not at all: 1.67 %
- somewhat: 14.04 %
- moderate: 29.56 %
- high: 34.84 %
- very high: 19.9 %
Symbicort:
- not at all: 2.09 %
- somewhat: 14.85 %
- moderate: 32.13 %
- high: 35.96 %
- very high: 14.97 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Advair hfa (69,280 reports)
- Symbicort (112,679 reports)
Browse all side effects of Advair hfa:
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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 fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate and budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate (the active ingredients of Advair hfa and Symbicort, 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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