Azithromycin vs. Sudafed: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Azithromycin and Sudafed. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 96,253 people who take Azithromycin and Sudafed, and is updated regularly.
What is Azithromycin?
Azithromycin has active ingredients of azithromycin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 40,716 Azithromycin users. Check the latest studies of Azithromycin.
What is Sudafed?
Sudafed has active ingredients of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. It is often used in nasal congestion. eHealthMe is studying from 12,944 Sudafed users. Check the latest studies of Sudafed.
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 >>>.
96,253 people who take Azithromycin and Sudafed are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Azithromycin (azithromycin)
- Sudafed (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Azithromycin:
- not at all: 8.05 %
- somewhat: 25.16 %
- moderate: 28.67 %
- high: 27.5 %
- very high: 10.62 %
Sudafed:
- not at all: 2.02 %
- somewhat: 21.07 %
- moderate: 38.18 %
- high: 27.51 %
- very high: 11.22 %
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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:
- Azithromycin (38,342 reports)
- Sudafed (11,198 reports)
Browse all side effects of Azithromycin:
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 Sudafed:
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 azithromycin and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Azithromycin and Sudafed, 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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