Bactroban vs. Augmentin xr: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Bactroban and Augmentin xr. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 73,398 people who take Bactroban and Augmentin xr, and is updated regularly.
What is Bactroban?
Bactroban has active ingredients of mupirocin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 4,967 Bactroban users. Check the latest studies of Bactroban.
What is Augmentin xr?
Augmentin xr has active ingredients of amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 522 Augmentin xr users. Check the latest studies of Augmentin xr.
73,398 people who take Bactroban and Augmentin xr are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Bactroban (mupirocin)
- Augmentin Xr (amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Bactroban:
- not at all: 6.78 %
- somewhat: 37.29 %
- moderate: 22.03 %
- high: 16.95 %
- very high: 16.95 %
Augmentin Xr:
- not at all: 8.41 %
- somewhat: 27.33 %
- moderate: 26.41 %
- high: 28.25 %
- very high: 9.59 %
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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:
- Bactroban (4,922 reports)
- Augmentin xr (342 reports)
Browse all side effects of Bactroban:
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 Augmentin xr:
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 mupirocin and amoxicillin; clavulanate potassium (the active ingredients of Bactroban and Augmentin xr, 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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