Altavera vs. Medroxyprogesterone acetate: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Altavera and Medroxyprogesterone acetate. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 89,656 people who take Altavera and Medroxyprogesterone acetate, and is updated regularly.
What is Altavera?
Altavera has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 121 Altavera users. Check the latest studies of Altavera.
What is Medroxyprogesterone acetate?
Medroxyprogesterone acetate has active ingredients of medroxyprogesterone acetate. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 12,600 Medroxyprogesterone acetate users. Check the latest studies of Medroxyprogesterone acetate.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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89,656 people who take Altavera and Medroxyprogesterone acetate are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (medroxyprogesterone acetate)
- Altavera (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Altavera:
- not at all: 1.05 %
- somewhat: 5.12 %
- moderate: 13.37 %
- high: 32.67 %
- very high: 47.79 %
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate:
- not at all: 3.88 %
- somewhat: 6.98 %
- moderate: 12.51 %
- high: 32.2 %
- very high: 44.42 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Bahall M, Reyes AJ, Ramcharan K, Hosein N, Seegobin K, Bahall K, Sharma H, Dhansingh S, Mahabir A, "Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations after intramuscular medroxyprogesterone: a forme fruste of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?", Neurology international, 2016 Sep .
- Bahall M, Reyes AJ, Ramcharan K, Hosein N, Seegobin K, Bahall K, Sharma H, Dhansingh S, Mahabir A, "Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations after intramuscular medroxyprogesterone: a forme fruste of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?", Neurology international, 2016 Sep .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Altavera (103 reports)
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (12,407 reports)
Browse all side effects of Altavera:
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 Medroxyprogesterone acetate:
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 ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel and medroxyprogesterone acetate (the active ingredients of Altavera and Medroxyprogesterone acetate, 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?
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