Aleve vs. Oxycodone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Aleve and Oxycodone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 432,079 people who take Aleve and Oxycodone, and is updated regularly.
What is Aleve?
Aleve has active ingredients of naproxen sodium. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 70,279 Aleve users. Check the latest studies of Aleve.
What is Oxycodone?
Oxycodone has active ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 162,592 Oxycodone users. Check the latest studies of Oxycodone.
432,079 people who take Aleve and Oxycodone are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Aleve (naproxen sodium)
- Oxycodone (oxycodone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Aleve:
- not at all: 3.2 %
- somewhat: 26.86 %
- moderate: 38.79 %
- high: 23.94 %
- very high: 7.21 %
Oxycodone:
- not at all: 1.35 %
- somewhat: 17.1 %
- moderate: 37.54 %
- high: 29.56 %
- very high: 14.44 %
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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.
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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 naproxen sodium and oxycodone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Aleve and Oxycodone, 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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