Advicor vs. Nicotinic acid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Advicor and Nicotinic acid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 17,097 people who take Advicor and Nicotinic acid, and is updated regularly.
What is Advicor?
Advicor has active ingredients of lovastatin; niacin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 1,153 Advicor users. Check the latest studies of Advicor.
What is Nicotinic acid?
Nicotinic acid has active ingredients of niacin and niacinamide (vitamin b3). It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 842 Nicotinic acid users. Check the latest studies of Nicotinic acid.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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17,097 people who take Advicor and Nicotinic acid are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Nicotinic Acid (niacin and niacinamide (vitamin b3))
- Advicor (lovastatin; niacin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Advicor:
- not at all: 5.26 %
- somewhat: 26.32 %
- moderate: 5.26 %
- high: 47.37 %
- very high: 15.79 %
Nicotinic Acid:
- not at all: 2.33 %
- somewhat: 23.26 %
- moderate: 30.23 %
- high: 26.74 %
- very high: 17.44 %
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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:
- Advicor (1,126 reports)
- Nicotinic acid (825 reports)
Browse all side effects of Advicor:
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 Nicotinic acid:
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 lovastatin; niacin and niacin and niacinamide (vitamin b3) (the active ingredients of Advicor and Nicotinic acid, 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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