Avandamet vs. Crestor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Avandamet and Crestor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 222,197 people who take Avandamet and Crestor, and is updated regularly.
What is Avandamet?
Avandamet has active ingredients of metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 16,084 Avandamet users. Check the latest studies of Avandamet.
What is Crestor?
Crestor has active ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 149,762 Crestor users. Check the latest studies of Crestor.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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222,197 people who take Avandamet and Crestor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Avandamet (metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate)
- Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Avandamet:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 13.79 %
- moderate: 27.59 %
- high: 44.83 %
- very high: 13.79 %
Crestor:
- not at all: 1.79 %
- somewhat: 11.96 %
- moderate: 28.67 %
- high: 41.32 %
- very high: 16.26 %
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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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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 metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate and rosuvastatin calcium (the active ingredients of Avandamet and Crestor, 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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