Amitiza vs. Psyllium husk: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Amitiza and Psyllium husk. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 17,777 people who take Amitiza and Psyllium husk, 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 Psyllium husk?
Psyllium husk has active ingredients of blond psyllium. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 1,493 Psyllium husk users. Check the latest studies of Psyllium husk.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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17,777 people who take Amitiza and Psyllium husk are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Amitiza (lubiprostone)
- Psyllium Husk (blond psyllium)
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: 4.89 %
- somewhat: 30.45 %
- moderate: 28.2 %
- high: 28.57 %
- very high: 7.89 %
Psyllium Husk:
- not at all: 3.35 %
- somewhat: 18.99 %
- moderate: 29.61 %
- high: 32.96 %
- very high: 15.08 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Amitiza (10,227 reports)
- Psyllium husk (1,402 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 Psyllium husk:
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 blond psyllium (the active ingredients of Amitiza and Psyllium husk, 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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