Claritin vs. Azelastine hydrochloride: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Claritin and Azelastine hydrochloride. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 159,824 people who take Claritin and Azelastine hydrochloride, and is updated regularly.
What is Claritin?
Claritin has active ingredients of loratadine. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 77,315 Claritin users. Check the latest studies of Claritin.
What is Azelastine hydrochloride?
Azelastine hydrochloride has active ingredients of azelastine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 5,140 Azelastine hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Azelastine hydrochloride.
159,824 people who take Claritin and Azelastine hydrochloride are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Claritin (loratadine)
- Azelastine Hydrochloride (azelastine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Claritin:
- not at all: 1.8900000000000001 %
- somewhat: 22.79 %
- moderate: 37.73 %
- high: 28.51 %
- very high: 9.08 %
Azelastine Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 1.11 %
- somewhat: 18.89 %
- moderate: 34.72 %
- high: 31.94 %
- very high: 13.33 %
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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:
- Claritin (74,522 reports)
- Azelastine hydrochloride (5,038 reports)
Browse all side effects of Claritin:
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 Azelastine hydrochloride:
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 loratadine and azelastine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Claritin and Azelastine hydrochloride, 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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