Beconase vs. Foradil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Beconase and Foradil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 50,904 people who take Beconase and Foradil, and is updated regularly.
What is Beconase?
Beconase has active ingredients of beclomethasone dipropionate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 1,224 Beconase users. Check the latest studies of Beconase.
What is Foradil?
Foradil has active ingredients of formoterol fumarate. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 5,956 Foradil users. Check the latest studies of Foradil.
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 >>>.
50,904 people who take Beconase and Foradil are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Foradil (formoterol fumarate)
- Beconase (beclomethasone dipropionate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Beconase:
- not at all: 3.93 %
- somewhat: 21.35 %
- moderate: 31.46 %
- high: 30.62 %
- very high: 12.64 %
Foradil:
- not at all: 1.32 %
- somewhat: 11.84 %
- moderate: 28.95 %
- high: 28.95 %
- very high: 28.95 %
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Browse all side effects of Beconase:
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 Foradil:
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 beclomethasone dipropionate and formoterol fumarate (the active ingredients of Beconase and Foradil, 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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