Alvesco vs. Dulera: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Alvesco and Dulera. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 23,904 people who take Alvesco and Dulera, and is updated regularly.
What is Alvesco?
Alvesco has active ingredients of ciclesonide. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 13,134 Alvesco users. Check the latest studies of Alvesco.
What is Dulera?
Dulera has active ingredients of mometasone furoate; formoterol fumarate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 4,801 Dulera users. Check the latest studies of Dulera.
23,904 people who take Alvesco and Dulera are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Dulera (mometasone furoate; formoterol fumarate)
- Alvesco (ciclesonide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Alvesco:
- not at all: 4.29 %
- somewhat: 17.79 %
- moderate: 28.22 %
- high: 39.26 %
- very high: 10.43 %
Dulera:
- not at all: 2.99 %
- somewhat: 12.31 %
- moderate: 30.97 %
- high: 42.16 %
- very high: 11.57 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Alvesco:
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 Dulera:
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 ciclesonide and mometasone furoate; formoterol fumarate (the active ingredients of Alvesco and Dulera, 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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