Altace vs. Amaryl: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Altace and Amaryl. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 246,698 people who take Altace and Amaryl, and is updated regularly.
What is Altace?
Altace has active ingredients of ramipril. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 23,681 Altace users. Check the latest studies of Altace.
What is Amaryl?
Amaryl has active ingredients of glimepiride. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 32,259 Amaryl users. Check the latest studies of Amaryl.
246,698 people who take Altace and Amaryl are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Amaryl (glimepiride)
- Altace (ramipril)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Altace:
- not at all: 2.08 %
- somewhat: 14.77 %
- moderate: 38.59 %
- high: 36.08 %
- very high: 8.48 %
Amaryl:
- not at all: 2.11 %
- somewhat: 19.64 %
- moderate: 40.48 %
- high: 28.85 %
- very high: 8.91 %
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Browse all side effects of Altace:
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 Amaryl:
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 ramipril and glimepiride (the active ingredients of Altace and Amaryl, 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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