Amitiza vs. Magnesium oxide: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Amitiza and Magnesium oxide. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 132,287 people who take Amitiza and Magnesium oxide, and is updated regularly.
What is Amitiza?
Amitiza has active ingredients of lubiprostone. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 10,567 Amitiza users. Check the latest studies of Amitiza.
What is Magnesium oxide?
Magnesium oxide has active ingredients of magnesium. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 19,022 Magnesium oxide users. Check the latest studies of Magnesium oxide.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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132,287 people who take Amitiza and Magnesium oxide are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Magnesium Oxide (magnesium)
- Amitiza (lubiprostone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Amitiza:
- not at all: 4.92 %
- somewhat: 30.68 %
- moderate: 27.65 %
- high: 28.79 %
- very high: 7.95 %
Magnesium Oxide:
- not at all: 3.76 %
- somewhat: 22.47 %
- moderate: 34.43 %
- high: 29.32 %
- very high: 10.03 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Amitiza (10,227 reports)
- Magnesium oxide (18,625 reports)
Browse all side effects of Amitiza:
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 Magnesium oxide:
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 lubiprostone and magnesium (the active ingredients of Amitiza and Magnesium oxide, 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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