Armodafinil vs. Xyrem: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Armodafinil and Xyrem. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 95,012 people who take Armodafinil and Xyrem, and is updated regularly.
What is Armodafinil?
Armodafinil has active ingredients of armodafinil. It is often used in narcolepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 4,136 Armodafinil users. Check the latest studies of Armodafinil.
What is Xyrem?
Xyrem has active ingredients of sodium oxybate. It is often used in narcolepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 81,487 Xyrem users. Check the latest studies of Xyrem.
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95,012 people who take Armodafinil and Xyrem are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Xyrem (sodium oxybate)
- Armodafinil (armodafinil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Armodafinil:
- not at all: 2.8200000000000003 %
- somewhat: 19.51 %
- moderate: 32.88 %
- high: 31.53 %
- very high: 13.25 %
Xyrem:
- not at all: 0.96 %
- somewhat: 9.27 %
- moderate: 35.14 %
- high: 35.46 %
- very high: 19.17 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Armodafinil (4,002 reports)
- Xyrem (81,140 reports)
Browse all side effects of Armodafinil:
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 Xyrem:
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 armodafinil and sodium oxybate (the active ingredients of Armodafinil and Xyrem, 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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