Androgel vs. Thyrolar-5: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Androgel and Thyrolar-5. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 47,710 people who take Androgel and Thyrolar-5, and is updated regularly.
What is Androgel?
Androgel has active ingredients of testosterone. It is often used in testosterone. eHealthMe is studying from 25,763 Androgel users. Check the latest studies of Androgel.
What is Thyrolar-5?
Thyrolar-5 has active ingredients of liotrix (t4;t3). It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 4 Thyrolar-5 users. Check the latest studies of Thyrolar-5.
47,710 people who take Androgel and Thyrolar-5 are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Thyrolar-5 (liotrix (t4;t3))
- Androgel (testosterone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Androgel:
- not at all: 5.34 %
- somewhat: 19.11 %
- moderate: 30.43 %
- high: 31.7 %
- very high: 13.41 %
Thyrolar-5:
- not at all: 2.7 %
- somewhat: 10.81 %
- moderate: 29.73 %
- high: 27.03 %
- very high: 29.73 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Androgel (25,111 reports)
- Thyrolar-5
Browse all side effects of Androgel:
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 Thyrolar-5:
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 testosterone and liotrix (t4;t3) (the active ingredients of Androgel and Thyrolar-5, 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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