Antara vs. Colestid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Antara and Colestid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 72,364 people who take Antara and Colestid, and is updated regularly.
What is Antara?
Antara has active ingredients of fenofibrate. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 569 Antara users. Check the latest studies of Antara.
What is Colestid?
Colestid has active ingredients of colestipol hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 2,233 Colestid users. Check the latest studies of Colestid.
72,364 people who take Antara and Colestid are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Antara (fenofibrate)
- Colestid (colestipol hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Antara:
- not at all: 3.06 %
- somewhat: 18.34 %
- moderate: 36.77 %
- high: 31.88 %
- very high: 9.96 %
Colestid:
- not at all: 6.31 %
- somewhat: 16.22 %
- moderate: 39.64 %
- high: 27.93 %
- very high: 9.91 %
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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 Antara:
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 Colestid:
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 fenofibrate and colestipol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Antara and Colestid, 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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