Allegra vs. Periactin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Allegra and Periactin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 107,177 people who take Allegra and Periactin, and is updated regularly.
What is Allegra?
Allegra has active ingredients of fexofenadine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 75,498 Allegra users. Check the latest studies of Allegra.
What is Periactin?
Periactin has active ingredients of cyproheptadine hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,214 Periactin users. Check the latest studies of Periactin.
107,177 people who take Allegra and Periactin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Allegra (fexofenadine hydrochloride)
- Periactin (cyproheptadine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Allegra:
- not at all: 2.7 %
- somewhat: 19.3 %
- moderate: 37.12 %
- high: 30.86 %
- very high: 10.02 %
Periactin:
- not at all: 4.61 %
- somewhat: 20.39 %
- moderate: 32.89 %
- high: 26.32 %
- very high: 15.79 %
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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 fexofenadine hydrochloride and cyproheptadine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Allegra and Periactin, 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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