Axert vs. Demerol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Axert and Demerol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 19,826 people who take Axert and Demerol, and is updated regularly.
What is Axert?
Axert has active ingredients of almotriptan malate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,175 Axert users. Check the latest studies of Axert.
What is Demerol?
Demerol has active ingredients of meperidine hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 12,706 Demerol users. Check the latest studies of Demerol.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
19,826 people who take Axert and Demerol are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Axert (almotriptan malate)
- Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Axert:
- not at all: 4.76 %
- somewhat: 9.52 %
- moderate: 28.57 %
- high: 42.86 %
- very high: 14.29 %
Demerol:
- not at all: 3.45 %
- somewhat: 18.62 %
- moderate: 39.31 %
- high: 30.34 %
- very high: 8.28 %
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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 Axert:
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 Demerol:
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 almotriptan malate and meperidine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Axert and Demerol, 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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