Belsomra vs. Mlt: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Belsomra and Mlt. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 69,940 people who take Belsomra and Mlt, and is updated regularly.
What is Belsomra?
Belsomra has active ingredients of suvorexant. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 12,961 Belsomra users. Check the latest studies of Belsomra.
What is Mlt?
Mlt has active ingredients of melatonin. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 13 Mlt users. Check the latest studies of Mlt.
69,940 people who take Belsomra and Mlt are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Belsomra (suvorexant)
- Mlt (melatonin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Belsomra:
- not at all: 16.28 %
- somewhat: 47.67 %
- moderate: 19.77 %
- high: 11.63 %
- very high: 4.65 %
Mlt:
- not at all: 2.87 %
- somewhat: 21.92 %
- moderate: 36.52 %
- high: 28.87 %
- very high: 9.82 %
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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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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 suvorexant and melatonin (the active ingredients of Belsomra and Mlt, 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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